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The Joint Liaison Group has not
shadow government.
interfered in the administration of Hong
Kong, nor will it do so. It is not a
It is a means of
consultation and cooperation in the
interests of Hong Kong and its people.
- So where does that important matter
stand today? The Hong Kong Government,
and HMG, have responded, and are responding to the widely expressed
desire in Hong Kong for more
participation in government.
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I think the area where most controversy
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has arisen is that of constitutional
reform. That is not surprising: there
are deeply and sincerely held views on
this subject in this community as in any
other and they differ. The clash of
such views in debate is bound to produce
friction, and some heat. Anyone who has
spent any time in parliament at
Westminster can tell you that.
It is only 3 years since the first
elected seats of any kind were
And only 3 years introduced in Legco.
from now, in 1991, ten directly elected
That is not a seats will be introduced.
long interval. But it is, I believe, a reasonable response to the widespread wish for evolution to be steady and
gradual. Further changes will be
/necessary
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