TNAG-1368-FCO40-1814-Constitutional-reforms-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 28

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Constitutional Reforms (7)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

Statements/Comments by others

9.10.85 (cont'd)

10.10.85

Sir David Akers-Jones: The subject of direct elections to Legco will not be on the agenda of the second meeting of the JLG in Peking next month.

Non-communist Paper

Financial Daily: It believes that Peking will favour a system similar to the existing one under which indirect elections and the appointive system are adopted.

Sing Pao: The remarks by CS and Xu Jiatun on the local administrative system is a new form of dialogue between Britain and China on HK's future during the transition.

Communist Paper

Wen Wei Po: (Referring to HE's and CS' remarks) The different in view between the two indicated that even the top echelon of the HKG does not hold a common view on the

matters.

Elected Legco member Andrew Wong (designate): He warns that a crisis in the political system may arise if the Government decided to introduce the US committee system.