TNAG-1438-FCO40-1922-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 148

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

20.12.85 (cont'd)

23.12.85

24.12.85

(Ji Pengfei, in an interview with the overseas edition of People's Daily): The basic principles of establishing a democratic

system in HK had been set out in the Joint

Declaration.

Constitutional Reforms (42)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

Statements/Comments by others

"deviation from the Joint Declaration" and Ji Pengfei's opposition to the political reforms were explicit examples of interference.

(Polytechnic lecturer Ambrose Lau told Radio 1): HK people had focused too much on the development of political system and overlooked the importance of economic development.

Non-communist Papers

(Ming Pao): The western representative government could in no way resist Communist systems. In the face of the military might of a strong Communist regime, a democratic government alone could not shut Communist system out.

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