XINHUA correspondent Feng Xiuju declared that the Legislative Council's passage of Hong Kong Governor Patten's partial electoral bill was taken in disregard of persuasion by China and the aspirations of Hong Kong citizens and are due to change in British policies toward China. The article also said that Britain should not be surprised if Beijing does not accept its decision on the election bill. The Basic Law had stipulated that the socialist system and would not be practiced in Hong Kong and the previous capitalist system would remain unchanged for 50 years. Before the Chinese and British agree on arrangements for the 1994/1995 elections, the bodies produced by the British-Hong Kong Legislative Council cannot remain beyond 1997.
XINHUA correspondent Feng Xiuju declared that the Legislative Council's passage of Hong Kong Governor Patten's partial electoral bill was taken in disregard of persuasion by China and the aspirations of Hong Kong citizens and are due to change in British policies toward China. The British side adopted double-faced tactics in negotiations. The Basic Law had stipulated that the socialist system and would not be practiced in Hong Kong and the previous capitalist system would remain unchanged for 50 years. Before the Chinese and British agree on arrangements for the 1994/1995 elections, the bodies produced by the British-Hong Kong Legislative Council cannot remain beyond 1997.