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Constitutional Reforms (65)

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Statements by Chinese

Officials

Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials

Officials

2.2.86

3.2.86

Non-communist Papers

(Ming Pao) : The paper disagreed with a suggestion that HK should have a Government formed by the people of HK before 1997 to prepare for the changeover. It said self-rule for HK would mean that the people of HK would be responsible for the administration of the territory. It would be a departure from the Joint Declaration which stated that Britain would be responsible for HK's administration up to

1997.

(Ming Pao): Britain seemed to have agreed with China's suggestion that brakes be put on political reforms in HK, pending the drafting of the Basic Law.

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