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that its development should be prudent and
gradual;
that any reforms should have the widest
possible support so as to command the confidence
of the community as a whole; and
that the system in place before 1997 should
permit a smooth transition in 1997 and
a high degree of continuity thereafter.
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Stephen Cheong, sang high praises to the introductory
paragraphs of this. White Paper and I would
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of that it should continue to evolve to suit Hong Kong's circumstances". We started indirect elections
in a big way in 1985. We started off by introducing 24 out of the 46 seats for non-government Members which prevented A slight majority, of course not counting the officials.
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Sir, we took the first step which measured 24 inches, and we propose to take a second step which is going
to measures only two inches. One would have thought that there must be something wrong with that particular
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