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(3) URBAN & REGIONAL COUNCILLORS;

AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS

6th December 1987

We

of Urban

a group are

Councillors, Regional

Councillors, District Board Members. We believe that the only

guarantee for

the

"one country, two

to

of policy

systems"

succeed is to establish a democratic system which will enable

Hong Kong to exercise the "high degree of autonomy"

the Joint

1997.

in

promi sed

Declaration when its sovereignty reverts to China in

fully

support

the

Delegation's

view

In particular, we

that partial direct elections should be introduced in the Hong

Kong Legislature in 1988 because this is in accordance

view of the majority of the Hong Kong people.

with the

We

strongly

request

the

Prime

Minister

and

Sir

This is the

only

way

Geoffrey Howe to receive the Delegation.

for the British Government to show that the views of the Hong

Kong people are being respected and not ignored.