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22. OPINION IN HONG KONG IS LIKELY TO REMAIN DEEPLY DIVIDED.
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND THOSE WHOSE CONCERN IS STABILITY BEFORE DEMOCRACY WILL ARGUE FOR NO MORE THAN INDIRECT ELECTIONS ON THE PRESENT PATTERN, AND FOR THE CONTINUATION OF A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF APPOINTED MEMBERS (POSSIBLY CONFARMED BY ELECTION ON A SINGLE LMST). THE POLITICALLY ACTIVE WILL CONTINUE TO DEMAND AT LEAST A PROPORTION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS, BEGIN SQUARE BRACKETS NT *MS NOT TO BE EXCLUDED THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO THE CHINESE WILL BE BROUGHT TO ACCEPT THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUCH A PROPORTION: OR AT LEAST THAT AN EXPERIMENT ON THESE LINES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN 1987 BEFORE ANY DECISION IS TAKEN ON WHAT SYSTEM SHOULD BE ENSHIRNED IN THE BASIC LAW. END SQUARE BRACKETS. EVEN IN HIS CONTROVERSIAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 22 THE DIRECTOR OF
AS TO WHICH MODEL THE NCNA KN HONG KONG WAS CAREFUL TO SAY :
OF POLITICAL STRUCTURE MS TO BE ADOPTED, WHETHER HT HS BETTER TO HAVE DIRECT ELECTIONS OR INDIRECT ELECTIONS, OR A COMBINATION OF ELECTIONS AND CONSULTATION, THE QUESTION HAS TO BE DISCUSSED BY EVERYONE
MT MS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHICH MODEL IS GOOD.''
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
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