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Are Hong Kong's administrative reforms going on at too fast a pace?
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I would like to seek your opinion on the Hong Kong Basic Law
as there are many aspects which I do not understand.
Don't stand on ceremony. Go ahead!
On the question of Hong Kong's administrative reforms towards a representative government, from what Pai Shing Semi - Monthly knows about the situation, the Chinese authorities, that is, the Beijing authorities, seem to find the pace too fast. What
is your opinion?
We are still studying this issue. One cannot say for certain
I had how Hong Kong's future political system will develop. spoken to the Mirror magazine once and they reported that I am not in favour of a representative government. That is not an accurate report. I only said that Hong Kong people have different views on this issue. What Hong Kong's future political system will be like is a matter which calls for serious study. Britain adopts a representative system whereas Hong Kong is now administered by a governor and China works on a national people's congress system. In my opinion, the question of political system is an important issue when drafting the Basic Law.
It can also be said to be the greatest problem.
Right! It is because other questions concerning Hong Kong are already clearly dealt with in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and its Annexes. For example, there is a basic outline with regard to Hong Kong people's civic rights, the judiciary system, economic system and foreign relations. But there are no detailed provisions as to how the political system will develop. When the Basic Law Drafting Committee last met in Beijing, I expressed the hope that everyone would express his views fully so that we can study the question together.
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