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BE GENERATED GENUINELY FROM AMONG YOUR OWN COMMUNITY. THERE IS NNO WAY IN WHICH ANOTHER GOVERNMENT CAN LEGITIMATELY IMPOSE A SYSTÉM ON ANOTHER. AND IT IS ENTIRELY FOR YOU, AS A COMMUNITY, TO EVOLVE THE NATURE, THE SPEED OF ANY CHANGE WHICH. DESIRABLE. HERE
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AGAIN WE STAND IN A POSITION, AND VERY READY, TO BE CONSULTED AS
FRIENDS ALWAYS DO.
QUESTION: DOES IT MEAN THAT IF THERE WERE GENUINE MOVEMENT
HERE FOR AN ELECTED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OR AN EXPANDED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, YOUR GOVERNMENT WOULD IN FACT ACCEPT THIS?
MINISTER: INDEED, WE WOULD PAY EVERY ATTENTION TO IT ...... WE HAVE ALWAYS RESPONDED BY CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION TO A GENUINE CONSENSUS IN FAVOUR OF PROCEEDING IN THAT WAY. WE HAVE NEVER TRIED TO IMPOSE ANYTHING PREMATURELY ON ANYBODY.
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