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There has been no room

for political leaders

in the past in Hong Kong, but they are

greatly needed now. I hope that people who

believe in the future of Hong Kong will come

forward."

Andrew Faulds:

"I think that a

somewhat quicker pace

of

change to fully representative

government

than the White Paper allows for will have to

be met in Hong Kong.

"

Dennis Canavan:

"It

Robert Adley:

say,

1990,

the

would surely not be unreasonable to

suggest the target that by,

entire Legislative Council should be directly

elected on a universal franchise,

that the

Executive Council, or whatever body replaces

it, should be elected indirectly

indirectly from the

members of the Legislative Council and that

the head of that

the Governor,

Council

-

Chief Executive or whatever he is called

-

should also be elected from the membership

of the Legislative Council."

"Those

(in relation to the pace of change)

who hold power in Hong Kong now like it, and

want to hold on to it. They have not been

elected to it and have an obvious incentive

to resist change.

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John Marek:

"There

is no substitute to

democracy,

and

that means one

person, one vote

It is

vital that we should have some form of

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