Part IV: THE WAY AHEAD
75. The Governor has introduced draft legislation into the Legislative Council proposed covering the most urgent issues:
the arrangements for the District Board and Municipal Council
elections, and for the voting age and voting method in geographical seats to apply also to the Legislative Council
elections. The Governor has also introduced draft legislation to amend existing Hong Kong legislation to permit members of Chinese People's Congresses to become members of all Hong Kong's representative institutions.
76. On the remaining issues, the Governor's October 1992
proposals remain the preferred approach for Her Majesty's Government and the Governor. The British side were prepared to offer revised proposals during the talks in an effort to secure
an acceptable overall package including agreed through train
criteria. It has not proved possible to achieve this. In the
circumstances, the Governor will be consulting the Legislative Council and listening to views more widely in the Community on
the content of draft legislation to be introduced on these
issues. Her Majesty's Government and the Governor have said
repeatedly that they did not wish to go further or less far
than the people of Hong Kong wanted them to go. It follows that
a period of consultation is required before legislation is
introduced.
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