TNAG-1438-FCO40-1922-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 32

Date

24.1.86 (cont'd)

27.1.86

28.1.86

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Constitutional Reforms (62)

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

Statements/Comments

by others

satisfy some people's demand for participation in politics. He had given up the idea of forming a political party. The "HK people ruling HK proposal was but China's united front tactics to mislead HK people.

..

GenCham executive

director Jimmy McGregor :

(told Lu Ping) The

executive authorities of

the SAR should be

accountable to the legislature and some seats of the legislature should be directly elected.

Bar Association chairman Denis Chang: The rights and freedom of HK people would be threatened if the chief executive in the SAR was not elected by the legislature and was controlled by Peking while at the same time had the same power as the Governor now.