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Constitutional Reforms (29)

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28.11.85 (cont'd)

29.11.85

(Ke Zaishuo): There will be contradiction if the local political reforms are not compatible with the Basic Law. He did not think that Xu Jiatun's remarks at the November 21 press conference implied that either party had deviated from the Joint Declaration.

(reported) (PAS for Economic Services and BLCC member Wilfred Wong): Political reforms should be gradual. If the 1987 review resulted in a political model suitable for the local situation, it could be use as a useful reference for Basic Law drafting.

faithful implementatin of the "one country, two systems" concept. The concept had nothing to do with elections, direct or indirect.

Non-communist Papers

(Ming Pao): Britain might violate the Joint Declaration by developing the representative government which effectively returns the power to HK people,

rather than China,

before, instead of after, 1997.

(Sing Tao Jih Pao): Britain should return administration over HK directly to China in 1997, instead of transferring it to HK people at an earlier date. China should made

public the Basic Law earlier so that the HK Government may gear the representative government to it.