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MR LIU (in Cantonese): Sir, the Green Paper on
representative government was published in May 1987. number of options for the development of a democratic form of government were listed so that the people of Hong Kong could consider them, give their views and make choices.
At the same time the Survey Office was set up for the collection of public opinion so that it could be used as reference for the formulation of policies in relation to political development. In February this year the White Paper: the development of representative government; the way forward, was published after careful consideration of The views submitted. by people. It shows a clear direction for our future political development. Even though there
-_fox that is a lot of dispute over the timing of introduction of direct elections, in general the White Paper has efficiently, cautiously, and justly collated the views of the people of Hong Kong and drawn conclusions. I feel that this concise
and easy to understand White Paper meets Hong Kong's present
needs.
I would like first to point out that in the Contained in Chapter I introduction particularly the section on general objectives, 22 shows the spirit of the White Paper and is worthy of note.
The most important part about the spirit is that it is adopts Hong Kong's strong points and learns from the weaknesses of 2.5 other places. It takes an overall view and makes careful
choices. The well being of the people of Hong Kong is used as the criteria in setting the directions.
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Because of these reasons I agree with the views set down in the White Paper and the methods of implementation. These are: (a) A} It should continue to evolve due to Hong Kong's circumstances. b) its development should be prudent and gradual. (c) It should have the widest support.de The
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system should permit a high degree of continuity up to 1997
and beyond.
Our existing representative government can be divided into three levels. the district, the region and the
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