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PROVISIONS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE JOINT
DECLARATION
WHAT DID HMG MEAN IN JOINT DECLARATION BY LEGISLATURE. "CONSTITUTED
BY ELECTIONS?"
No preconceived view of what form elections should take.
Viewed legislature constituted by elections as logical
progression of our own commitment to development of representative Government. Inappropriate to determine precise shape of legislature in advance of public discussion in Hong Kong.
WHAT DID HMG MEAN IN JOINT DECLARATION BY ELECTION OF CHIEF
EXECUTIVE?
- We did not have any preconceived ideas on how this might work in
practice.
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Welcomed prospect that Chief Executive might be elected by
universal suffrage. But would have been premature to formulate view
on this before full public consultation in Hong Kong.
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