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political parties. If individuals were given responsibility in this way their behaviour would become much more constructive. conceded however that there would be the problem that these ExCo members would have to speak for the government without knowledge of the details of day-to-day administration.
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The Secretary of State commented that the antics of a few maverick members of LegCo had made the Chinese frightened of the implications of direct elections. Miss Dunn agreed: they frightened
not only China but also the Hong Kong people.
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The Secretary of State asked about Mr Martin Lee's motivation. Miss Dunn said that he loved publicity and his role as spokesman for the Hong Kong people. But he always ended up trying to press for a minority cause. She had told the British media, in alluding indirectly to Mr Lee, that it was vital that political stability in Hong Kong should not be put at risk. Hong Kong people instinctively understood that. Many were worried by the new confrontational style of politics in Hong Kong.
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The Secretary of State noted that there was no automacity about the survival of Hong Kong's system after 1997. What was put in place in Hong Kong had to be tolerable to the Chinese. British media found it hard to understand why Hong Kong could not follow the course towards fully representative government. In the context of "one country, two systems" the best should not become the enemy of the good. Miss Dunn said she believed Hong Kong would have a high degree of autonomy if the Hong Kong people were sensible in their expectations.
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