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MIPT: 1987 REVIEW

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HONG KONG: REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

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INTRODUCTION

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THIS PAPER CONSIDERS OUR STRATEGY IN HANDLING THIS YEAR'S

REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG: ITS TIMING:

CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE: AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.

THE BRITISH AND CHINESE POSITIONS

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WE HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS TO PARLIAMENT AND TO THE HONG

KONG PEOPLE THAT A REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL BE

CONDUCTED IN 1987, THAT THERE WILL BE A PROCESS OF PUBLIC

CONSULTATION ON THE BASIS OF A GREEN PAPER BEFORE PROPOSALS ARE

PUT FORWARD IN A WHITE PAPER, AND THAT ISSUES LEFT OVER FROM THE SIMILAR 1984 EXERCISE, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF A

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