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recognition of the responsibilities and difficulties facing LegCo members;
acknowledgement of the role of HKG officials in the talks.
(See Head, CPU's paper for more details.)
Chapter One
1945-1984 : Limited Moves Towards Democracy
laplain the past, but Head, CPU doubts value of historical section
not present an
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which goes back beyond 1984 but if this is to be included suggests section which makes more
the better features administration (see paragraph five paper).
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CS suggests balance of paragraphs 1 and 2 is misleading. They should put more emphasis on statements from China (e.g. Chou discouraging any movements towards democracy and less on the Hong Kong community's innate lack of interest in democracy. One of the main reasons why the Hong Kong community did not enthuse about democracy was precisely because they were aware of China's hardline attitude.
Canitary
Paragraph 3, second sentence: the Urban Council Authority)
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in fact established about 100 years ago. Suggest the sentence be amended to read "The Urban Council was restructured in 1973
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Paragraph 3, third and fourth sentences should be amended to read "In 1982 the District Boards were established as statutory district advisory bodies on a territory-wide basis.
The development of the local administration service was completed in 1986 ..."
1984-1991 : Changing Attitude Towards Democracy
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Paragraph 4: this opens with the implication that the demand for greater participation was weak before 1984. This does not help HMG/HKG's case, whether or not it is true. The question could be avoided if the first sentence read:
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