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the people of Hong Kong".
31.
the
The objective in this section would be to convey
following messages, both locally and to the territory's
constituencies overseas:
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(a) HKG was never
engaged in a stubborn battle for
"face" or for any particular set of electoral
On the contrary, HKG was extremely
arrangements.
conscious
of the need for the CPG, at least, to
tolerate whatever election arrangements were put in
place before 1997.
(b) At the same time, this flexibility did not imply a
"sell-out" of the people of Hong Kong. On the
contrary, HKG was
between democracy
before 1997 and
determined to find the balance
(i.e., fair and open elections)
stability (i.e.,
convergence) after 1997.
continuity and
(၁)
In the last resort, however, HKG was not prepared
to preside over elections of dubious integrity
before 1997 just to secure a "through train" which
would command no credibility either locally or
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