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Members speaking on this debate have expressed

different views on the pace of democratic development These views will of course be fully

in the years ahead.

reflected to

for timing

the Secretary

discussion

with

to

Her Majesty's Government. on the question of the Chinese Government,

of State stated in Parliament as early as

this February

that this

need will year

take place

"when the time is right". The new Governor of Hong Kong will also want to consider this important matter in detail

in and,

this regard, I think Ι can do no better than

Secretary of State's words again the quoting Parliament earlier this month:

in

the

be

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"I do not think that the new Governor

will want to rush to conclusions on these

matters as soon as he takes over. He would wise to want I am sure that he will want

to consult widely after his arrival, to weigh up all the factors and then to put

his advice to us.

That will take time. would not expect conclusions on the kind of matters [that my Rt Honourable Friend mentioned] to emerge until the autumn at the the specific point concerning LegCo elections, we have said that

shall be

I

earliest.

the 1995

we

the

as

on

discussing those elections with

Chinese side, with the aim of ensuring

much continuity as possible. electoral arrangements will

Decisions on

take account of such discussions.

I think, some way off."

need to

They are,

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