TNAG-1438-FCO40-1922-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 149

Date

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Constitutional Reforms (43)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

27.12.85

28.12.85

(HK Economic Journal): It was opposed to "one man, one vote" system because it knew that Peking would never tolerate a western democracy in HK.

Political system introduced during the

transition must be acceptable to China.

(HK Economic Journal): All parties concerned, except Britain, would have to pay a high price if "election politics" were to be developed according to HK Government's blueprint. China obviously had no choice but to acknowledge British-style direct elections, a price it had to pay for failing to stop it during its early stage.

29.12.85

Statements/Comments

by others

(Urbco member Lam Chak-piu): Political reforms should be carried out gradually in the

run-up to 1997.