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  • If people want consultative government, the price is increased complexity and delay in arriving at decisions. If they want speed of government, then they must accept a greater degree of authoritarianism. I suspect that the real answer is that most people prefer the latter so long, that is, as government's decisions conform with their own views.

    Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (p. 215), March 27, 1968.