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I have no doubt that some will say that we are being too cautious; others that we are moving too fast. Some will ask why we have not decided at this stage the further stages of development after 1985; others will wish to see the changes proposed for 1985 given a

given a chance to settle down for some years before any further changes are considered. But I believe that the great majority of people in Hong Kong accept that change must be gradual; that we must allow our own system

own system to evolve naturally to meet the needs of present-day Hong Kong; and that

that the implications of future constitutional change are important to

to the future well-being of our community that we cannot afford to make mistakes. For these reasons, the White Paper continues to adopt the step-by-step approach with the next review planned for

for 1987: I am confident that this approach will best ensure that we achieve our objective of developing a system of government on which the views of all sectors of our society are represented; which is responsive to the needs of our community; and which is responsible to the people of Hong Kong.

So