Scale?
-+Side?-
Szale?
opinion was sharply divided over timing of this step..
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Decided on balance would be right to introduce directly elected element in 1991. Took account of wishes of community as a whole, Hong Kong's circumstances. Decision widely welcomed as significant step forward.
Since we began developing representative government, enormous changes have taken place (Role of LegCo. Quality of debates.
Greater interest in Increased political awareness in Hong Kong. community issues etc).
Scope for further constitutional changes in 1995 (mention that Chinese are willing to permit those LegCo members elected in 1995 to continue to serve across the change of sovereignty in 1997).
9. Basic Law
Good prospects for further evolution of representative
government after 1 1967.
Description of drafting process: China's responsibility.
Explain HMG's locus in the drafting process ('as co-signatories of the Joint Declaration we have the right/responsibility to satisfy ourselves that provisions of Basic Law faithfully reflect Joint Declaration').
Extersine and
- [Fruitful dialogue with the Chinese.
Parliament has had opportunity to debate draft.
Its views
passed to Chinese. Similarly LegCo.
Most of it
First draft a generally encouraging document. satisfactory (quoted sections of the Joint Declaration verbatim). But it contained a number of deficiencies which we have been pressing to be put right.
Second draft not yet published. Likely to be in Spring after
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.