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ALLEN LEE ON DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG: HIS CHANGING TUNE
October 1988
"I've always been a democrat and want an early implementation of direct elections. It's not too late to have direct polls in 1991."
July 1989
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there are calls to speed up the pace of democracy and it is not confrontational. It is an internal affair. It is difficult to anticipate whether China will accept any political model put forward by us. But if we have a proposal that could be accepted by most Hong Kong people, I believe China will have to consider."
March 1990
"We are not giving up the fight for democracy. But we have to face reality or else we will be misleading the people of Hong Kong.
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June 1992
"... there is no point in having a few more directly elected seats if it means the whole train will not go through. That could lead to political turmoil. If Mr. Lu says there will be no changes, then we cannot make him change that."
October 1992
"The Co-Operative Resources Centre cannot support the political model which fails to converge (with the Basic Law]."
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