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be significantly

would have to

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

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. Hong Kong Government are satisfied that if it were decided that part of the legislature should be elected in this way

time before 1997 this could in practice be done

at some

ManALS

a

way

Kong,

that

was not disruptive

But the

in

or

controversial

in Hong

of convergence

with

and which would be capable

post-1997 arrangements.

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