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step forward, the Government has opted for a small
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step ahead in dealing with necessary political changes.
If one is to concede political
change, then we should also include the Executive
Council its composition, power and its relationship,
with the Legislative Council, framework. Too much emphasis and attention has been focused recently
on the of direct elections in 1988 and the
composition of the Legislative Council in 1988 and
1991, without any mention of the structure and possible
change in the composition of the Executive Council,
which is the power centre of Hong Kong politics.
If there is a lack of certainty
and continuity in our executive system, I fear this
could, in the longer run up to 1997, adversely affect
the political stability of Hong Kong. We should all recognise that very significant progress and mach has been achieved over the past three years and the recent excessive focusing of attention on
direct elections has clouded these achievements.
The emergency of confrontational politics is not conducive to the continued stability of Hong Kong and distracts the attention of the community away from the overall importance of having a stable political framework and what Hong Kong has achieved over the
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Paper, we can see that both the British and the Chinese Governments have already achieved significant progress in the mutual understanding of the future political system of Hong Kong. In political reality, the Chinese factor is one of the major considerations
in deciding Hong Kong's political, economic and social
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