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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1984
+ I THINK THE BASIC ELEMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY ARE: A STABLE GOVERNMENT WELL SUITED TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY, AND GOOD GENERAL LAW AND ORDER,+ SHE SAID.
+WITH A STABLE GOVERNMENT WELL SUITED TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY. INVESTORS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO POUR THEIR RESOURCES INTO HONG KONG.
+WITH GOOD GENERAL LAW AND ORDER, PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE PROTECTED AND THEY CAN CONCENTRATE ON DOING THEIR DUTIES WELL.
+SO POLITICAL STABILITY AND LAW AND ORDER ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO EACH OTHER.+
THE EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THESE TWO ASPECTS DURING THE YEARS WERE WELL KNOWN TO ALL.
THE WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG WHICH WOULD HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE TERRITORY'S FUTURE POLITICAL STABILITY WOULD BE PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH.
+YOU HAVE POINTED OUT, SIR, THAT THESE PLANS WILL REPRESENT ONLY ONE FURTHER STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.
+THEY DO NOT PRECLUDE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT.
+YOU HAVE ALSO SAID THE TIME FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS MAY COME.
+ I THINK THE NATURAL TREND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTAT GOVERNMENT IS A DIRECTLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE,+ MRS FAN SAID.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD PLAY AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.
UNDER THE DIRECT ELECTION SYSTEM, THE QUALITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD DEPEND ON VOTERS' ABILITY TO CHOOSE AND THE CALIBRE OF THE CANDIDATES.
IN HONG KONG, BOTH THESE TWO QUALITIES SHOULD BE IMPROVED BECAUSE THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG HAD TO ACHIEVE WHAT OTHERS HAD FAILED TO DO IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE +ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS+ CONCEPT.
+I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE REALISTIC AND PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVELY TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE IN CHOOSING THEIR COUNCILLORS, + MRS FAN SAID.
+ AM REFERRING NOT ONLY TO CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, BUT CIVIC EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE CITIZENS.
/+THE PEOPLE