TNAG-1438-FCO40-1922-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 141

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Statements by Chinese

Officials

5.12.85 (cont'd)

6.12.85

Constitutional Reforms (35)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

Statements/Comments

by others

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claimed that direct election was the only way to achieve "one country, two systems" had ignored the fact that HK was not and would not be a sovereign state.

(Fong Ping of Ta Kung Pao): Recent talk of "resisting Peking's intervention" and

"countering Communists with democracy" reflected

a lack of confidence in the Chinese Government.

Communist Papers

(Yu Mak of the New Evening Post): It would be self-deceiving to exaggerate the value of public opinion and to regard public consulta- tion as the only way to democracy. The development of a representative system was not in response to public opinion or the people's wishes.