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to establian in Hong Kong cəfor?

nment which includes from

substantial element of democracy and which can endura

and further develop after 1997. That is what Hong Kong

Wants. That would be the pest cutcona

territory.

the outcome is to be achieved, the start which we

така in 1991 must be carried through in the

arrangements set cut in the Basic Lav. With this

objective in mind, we have entered into discussions

with the Chinese Government about the provisions

relating to the political structure after 1997 to be

included in the Basic Law for the future Hong Kong

Special Administration Region.

In these discussions ve have prassed the case for a

faster process of democratisation in Hong Kong than

that set out in the second draft of the Basic Lav. We

have also made it clear that the new proposals which

emerged from the meetings of the Basic Law Drafting

Committee, which took place in Canton in December and

January, would not command general support in Hong

Kong. We have stressed the importance not only of

achieving a steady progression in tha mumber of

directly elected saats, but also of arrangements for

the political system as a whole which Hong Kong people