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16.12.85 (cont'd)
17.12.85
Li Hou of China's HK & Macau Affairs Office, quoted by Christopher Leong of HK Observers at the Chief Secretary's luncheon for Ji Pengfei: China had not yet formulated a model for HK's future political system. Li also said China did not rule out the possibility of direct election to Legco and that the Basic Law would further explain the provisions in the Joint Declaration.
structure before the review of the political
system and the promulgation of the Basic
Law.
Non-communist Papers
(The Financial Daily): It could be seen from the Joint Declaration that China favoured the existing system under which powers were centralised in bureaucrats on the basis of consultation. China seemed to be determined to avoid the emergence of party politics.
(report) (Legco Unofficials, in a letter to be submitted to Ji Pengfei): The local political reforms and social changes would continue even without the return of sovereignty to China in 1997.
(John Walden, former Home Affairs Director): HK people were worried that if China could go back on the promises on political reforms, it could go back on other promises.
(report) (Sing Tao Wan Pao): A columnist said in a London Observer article that Britain would refrain from carrying out planned political reforms in HK as a result of
pressure from China.
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