TNAG-1984-FCO40-2817-Presentation-of-UK-policy-on-Hong-Kong-to-the-media-1989 — Page 9

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CHIEF SECRETARY HONG KONG

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More importantly

your articles

seem to suggest

a

that this survey formed the basis for

the basis for a decision on the

timing of introducing the first element of direct

elections into the

the Hong Kong Legislative Council. In

fact, the survey formed only a small part of

small part of the major

consultation exercise which produced 130,000 submissions

from the public, 170 public opinion surveys and 20

signature campaigns. A11 these clearly demonstrated

sharp division of views on whether direct elections should

be introduced into Hong Kong in 1988. It was on the basis

of the results of the consultation exercise as a whole

that the decision was made to take an important step

forward in the process of evolving the system of

representative Government by introducing an element of

direct elections in 1991.

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