TNAG-1368-FCO40-1814-Constitutional-reforms-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 32

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Constitutional Reforms (11)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

Statements/Comments

by others

21.10.85 (cont'd)

22.10.85

HK Daily News: The remarks by DCS Alan Scott that a review of the representative system would not be conducted before 1987 indicated that direct elections would not be introduced before 1991.

Communist Paper

Ta Kung Pao: One should attach importance to the question of whether political reforms here would be compatible with the Basic Law.

Non-communist Paper

Financial Daily: Mr Ji's remarks on political reforms were aimed at the people of HK, indicating to advocates for democratisation that any political reforms could not go beyond the bounds of Basic Law. It also reinforced the British's emphasis that reforms should be progressive and gradual to maintain stability.