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DECREASING FROM 30 TO 22. IN ADDITION A REVIEW WAS PROMISED FOR 1987 TO CONSIDER WHAT FURTHER CHANGES SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN 1988. THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE 24 INDIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS, DIFFERED FROM THE PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER, WHERE A REVIEW IN 1989 AND THE INTRODUCTION OF ONLY 12 INDIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS WERE SUGGESTED. THERE CHANGES DEMONSTRATED THE

WILLINGNESS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO ACT ON CONSTRUCTIVE

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