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MY FOURTH IPT: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE BASIC LAW AND

THE 1987 REVIEW.

PAPER NO 2.

HONG KONG OPINION ON THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT OF

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

1. THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE MADE.

(A) PARAGRAPH 5(D). DELETE.

(B) PARAGRAPH 7 THIRD SENTENCE, DELETE EVERY THREE YEARS'

(C) PARAGRAPH 16. REPLACE SECOND SENTENCE BY DISTRICT BOARD

MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDER THEIR HINDIRECT REPRESENTATION ON LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL VIA THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF SIMILAR IMPORTANCE.''

(D) PARAGRAPH 18. DELETE THIRD SENTENCE.

(E) PARAGRAPH 19. REPLACE FOURTH SENTENCE BY THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC

OPINION HAVE NOTED THAT THE MARCH 1986 URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL

COUNCIL ELECTIONS PRODUCED MAINLY SOCIAL WORKERS AND

EDUCATIONALISTS.''

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(F) PARAGRAPH 19. LAST SENTENCE. DELETE 'WHICH MAY SEEM DRAMATIC

AND UNSETTLING''.

(G) PARAGRAPH 20. OPENING SENTENCE TO BE DELETED AND REPLACED BY

''THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBLE VARIATIONS. SOME APPEAR IN THE TABLE

BELOW: '

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