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only are developments for 1988 retrogressive, running
diametrically opposite to the direction followed
in the past, 40t they also contradict the Government's
assessment of political development in the past
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six years as given in the White Paper.
Second, on the objectives of
political development. As the 1988 White Paper was is mainly based on the options in the 1987 Green Paper,
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it would naturally too much to expect the Government
to refer once again to the objectives and commitments regarding the development of representative government/ as given in 1984 White Paper. Besides, what is worrying about the 1988 White Paper is that, at present, we only see minor developments in representative government for 1991; that is, ten directly elected
the Resistive torment
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seats in Lege to replace the ter seats returned boards.
dis tuct by the electoral college, made up by the BB6X Other changes for 1991 and developments up to 1997 all depend on the Basic Law, a final version of which
will only come out in 1990. Therefore, whether political developments after 1991 can still be referred to as the further development of representative government is really doubtful.
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I do not oppose the principle
of convergence between developments of representative government and the Basic Law but I have reservations
on the Government's approach. It is well-known za us that the promotion of District Administration and the development of representative government were initiated by the Hong Kong Government. Whether or not these reforms as stated in 'General Analyses' were introduced to leave behind a good impression in the minds of the people of Hong Kong during the transitional period, or introduced as an excuse
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