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11.

(11) Elections

But come.

in

There has been lively debate on the relative merits of direct and indirect elections. As I said in my

Address to this Council on 18 July, the time for direct

elections may

there has been little support public comment on the Green Paper in Hong Kong for any move in this direction in 1985. Some have suggested, however, Others have that we should move to direct elections by 1988. taken the view that, having introduced direct elections on a very broadly based franchise at the district and regional levels only within the past two years, it would be unwise to do the same at the central government level until we have all gained more experience at the lower levels.

(iii) The Review

12.

In the Green Paper, it was proposed that a review should take place in 1989, after the second elections to the Legislative Council had

had taken place in 1988. Many people have suggested

suggested that

that the review should take place earlier, perhaps in 1987. This is a suggestion which we will consider very carefully.

13.

that

some

(iv) The Electoral College

Members

of

There has also been much comment on the proposal

Council should be the Legislative elected by an electoral college composed of all the members

of

Boards. One

a

the the Urban Council,

and the new Regional Council

is District

possibility

list single

of

candidates. Another suggestion which has been put forward is that arrangements should be made to

balanced

a

ensure that there is geographical distribution of Members elected by the college. This might be achieved, for example,

reasonably

/by

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