TNAG-1356-FCO40-1797-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 12

Between now and then, Hong Kong should be increasingly

aligning itself to China's open door policy, modernization

drive, socialist civilization and Chinese-style Rule of Law,

while still retaining our own systems under the "One Country

Two Systems" principle.

I believe that it is in the long-term interests of

the people of Hong Kong to have a balanced proportion of

indirectly and directly elected Legislative Council seats by

the 1988 elections. I urge that Legislative Councillors

express their views on this subject and also in their

individual capacities exert their best efforts to persuade

Basic Law Drafting Committee members to accept the principle

of direct election for a proportion of the seats of this

Council.

and

I was recently asked by an overseas visitor whether

Hong Kong now needed someone of the calibre of Lee Kuan Yew

to lead us through this crucial transition period. My

response was that Hong Kong wants many Lee Kuan Yews

this includes the female gender as well with the will,

dedication and vision to combine into a united and effective

local leadership to step-by-step take over the administration

of Hong Kong under British responsibility until 1997.

I would propose that during the 1985/86 Session,

Standing Select Committees be appointed with unofficials as

Chairmen to cover some or all of the following subjects:

/Education