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Between these two views there exists a

substantial if not very vocal body of opinion which is

not, in principle opposed to the idea of direct

elections;

but remains to be persuaded that they are

the best course for Hong Kong to take in the immediate

future.

The considerations

39.

in

In re-examining whether a system of direct

elections to the legislature should be introduced

Hong Kong and if so when, the following are some of

the relevant considerations

(a)

the

principles for and against direct

elections in the context of the further

development of representative government

Hong Kong;

in

(b)

(c)

whether the introduction of a small number of

directly elected members into the Legislative

Council would be timely and logical in 1988;

what types of constituencies and systems of

voting which might be

elections were to be

implications

of each.

used, if direct

introduced,

and the

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