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would

have to be significantly

chosen by other forms of election.

13.

smaller than the total

It would also be important to allow for future

flexibility in the

proportions of members chosen by the various methods (see paragraph 4 of the accompanying paper "Issues Connected with the Question of Convergence").

14. This paper has not addressed the question of direct

elections, which is being actively discussed in the Hong Kong media and by a sub-group of the Basic Law drafting

committee. The British and Hong Kong Governments have not

of

course adopted any view as to whether direct elections

should be introduced in Hong Kong before 1997. But the

Hong Kong Government are satisfied that if it were decided

that part of the legislature should be elected in this way

at some time before 1997 this could in practice be done in

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