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12/1/1987

28/2/1987

16/4/1987

Lu Ping's warning

unless political reforms introduced in HK complied with the system in the Basic Law, such changes wouldbe "overruled" after 1997

* Material: SCMP 12/2/1987 (CI 1.21)

China's strongly worded protest to London over moves in HK on the possible introduction of direct elections

*

Material: SCMP 28/2/1987

(CI 1.22) 6/2/1987 (CI 1.23)

Deng's remarks that universal suffrage would not be beneficial to Hong Kong

2/5/1987

*Material:

FEER 30/4/1987 (CI 1.24-25)

Remarks by Xu Jiatun

-strong support for direct elections in Hong Kong was not enough if the proposed system did not comply with the Basic Law

* Material:

SCMP 2/5/1987

(CI 1.26)

557571987

6/5/1987

25/5/1987

19/6/1987

7/9/1987

Xu Jiatun told Sir David Wilson that convergence between the Basic Law and the political review was crucial to a smooth transfer of power

* Material: SCMP 5/5/1987 (CI 1.27)

Warning by Ji Pengfei

-major political reforms in Hong Kong should

only be introduced after the promuglation of the Basic Law in 1990

* Material: SCMP 6/5/1987 (CI 1.28)

China's warning on maintaining the status quo

* Material: SCMP 25/5/1987 (CI 1.29)

Li Hou: direct elections next year would breach the spirit of Joint Declaration

* Material: SCMP 19/6/1987 (CI 1.30) !

HKS 19/6/1987 (CI 1.31)

Left-wing organizations have 'forced' their employees to vote against direct election in 1988, including Bank of China Group, China Resources Company and Federation of Trade Unions

* Material: SCMP 7/9/1987 (CI 1.32-35)