TNAG-1453-FCO40-1964-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1986 — Page 119

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Date

6.3.86 (cont'd)

7.3.86

Constitutional Reforms (73)

Statements by Chinese

Officials

Statements by Government

Officials

News Comments/Editorials

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Statements/Comments by others

(Tin Tin Daily News): Disagreed that problems would arise over

convergence between the political systems before and after 1997 if the.

status of Umelco was not recognised.

(Ching Po): Sir S.Y. Chung's remarks that representative government was part of the Joint Declaration would lead people into thinking that the development of representative government here was in accordance

with the Joint Declaration.

introduced into Legco last September. They wanted the 1987 review

to be conducted on that basis. But the Chinese position differed from this line of thinking.

Provisional Regional Council chairman Cheung Yan-lung: The majority of successful candidates in the Urbco and Regco elections were teachers and social workers. This loopholes in the present election system should be plugged before the territory could begin contemplating the introduction of direct election.

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