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Chapter VIII

The Way Forward

The public response to the 1987 Green Paper

75.

showed that there is

a

strong desire

community for

the

among

the

system of representative government

to be developed further.

The forms of representation

developed over the years have proved

to

be effective

and

to

firm popular support. have

structure of government received strong endorsement

The

three-tier

in

the

1987 review and there

is

a

clear wish

among

the

to retain and

Hong Kong people of

strengthen this

system. At the same time there is substantial support

for

take

the

to

ensure

the view that future development should

form of a prudent and gradual evolution, stability between now and 1997 and a smooth transfer of

government in 1997.

76.

The decisions

announced in

this White Paper

course of the

reflect all these considerations, and take full account

of all the views expressed during the

review. A continuing, steady evolution of Hong Kong's

system of representative government is clearly in the

meet the

both to the community,

of our society and to maintain

best

interests

of

developing

needs

confidence in our

future.

Such a process has broad

support within the community.

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