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democracy for 150 years. In the past, all of the members of LegCo were appointed by the governor. #
Mr. Lu said that according to the spirit of the Basic Law, HR fo why will enjoy greater democracy in its political system after 1998 hold it up
than now. democracy, the Basic Law called for the development of democracy to be done in a gradual and orderly fashion. He noted that in the future, all LegCo members will be directly elected.
since HK has not a tradition of
Mr. Lu concluded his answer by stating that China did not want to see dramatic changes and that the changes should be gradual. "Only by doing 60 can we assure smooth transition and prosperity.
In the third and final question, which dealt with civil rights in China and freedom of the press in HK after 1997, Mr. Lu briefly answered that since the mainland and HK practiced two different systems, "we have two different values."
Tom Rosenthal
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