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TO DESKBY 13090OZ FCO
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OF 13075OZ JANUARY 88
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 96: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT:
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WHITE PAPER
WE HAVE AMENDED THE FINAL SENTENCE OF CHAPTER VIII OF THE DRAFT
WHITE PAPER TO READ AS FOLLOWS
7 'THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PERIOD UP TO 1997 IS THAT
HONG KONG'S SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
EVOLVE GRADUALLY AND PROGRESSIVELY FROM THE PRESENT SYSTEM, IN A MANNER THAT COMMANDS THE FULL CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, ENSURES THAT GOVERNMENT REMAINS BOTH RESPONSIVE AND EFFECTIVE AND
PROVIDES FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997 AND A HIGH
DEGREE OF CONTINUITY THEREAFTER.'
THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE PAPER FOR THE CHINESE.
2. WE HAVE MADE A FURTHER MINOR EDITORIAL CHANGE IN THE PAPER FOR
THE CHINESE TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO THE WHITE PAPER. THE FINAL
SENTENCE OF PARA 12 (I.E. PARA 29 OF THE WHITE PAPER) HAS BEEN
AMENDED TO READ: ''THE REMAINING TWO ELECTORAL COLLEGE SEATS
ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL BE DEALT WITH
SEPARATELY.''.
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