§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he intends to take to bring about direct election to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong; and when he expects the first directly elected member to sit on the Council.
§ Mr. LuceOn 21 November the Hong Kong Government will publish a White Paper on the further development of representative government in Hong Kong. This will take into account public comment in Hong Kong on the proposals contained in the Green Paper which was published there on 18 July. It would be inappropriate to comment on such matters before the White Paper has been published.