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DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)
Government's White Paper published in February 1988
announced that in 1991 ten seats would be open for direct
election from geographical constituencies, replacing ten
seats presently elected by district-based electoral
college constituencies.
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34. Although some people were disappointed, the
1988 White Paper was widely seen in Hong Kong as a
significant step forward in the territory's
constitutional development.
It confirmed the commitment
of the British and Hong Kong Governments to the steady
development of representative government in Hong Kong, in
line with the wishes of the community as a whole and at a
pace that would command general confidence and the widest
The decisions in the White Paper were possible support.
taken by the British and Hong Kong Governments on the
basis of their judgement of what would command the widest
possible support in the community as a whole and which
would best suit Hong Kong's circumstances and Hong Kong's
interests. The arrangements envisaged in the White Paper
will ensure that a representative system of government is
well established before 1997.
IX: Basic Law
35. The Joint Declaration provides that the policies of
China towards Hong Kong as stated in the Joint
Declaration and elaborated in Annex I will be stipulated
in a Basic Law and will remain unchanged for 50 years.
The Basic Law will be enacted and promulgated by the
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