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administration of Hong Kong, with the object of maintaining and preserving its economic prosperity and social stability; and that the Government of the People's Republic of China will give its co-operation in this
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ty Now! We have heard from the pro-Beijing press round about that time that because the introduction
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be wrong to introduce them in 1988. It was in these
circumstances, and against that background, that
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my honourable friend, Dr. Conrad Lam, asked in this
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Since one of the key questions 1987 Review is whether
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direct elections should be introduced in 1988, will Government confirm that the public will be encouraged to express their views on the question either way, without fear that by doing so they will be infringing the provisions of the Sino-British Joint Declaration?".
And the answer from the Secretary for District Administration was: Yes, Sir, the Government will encourage members
of the public to express their views on all the issues
addressed in the Green Paper. In doing so, the public are free to support or oppose any of the options discussed in it. We do not believe that any of them is inconsistent with the Joint Declaration..
That is an entirely correct answer,
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