URBAN
市政局
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Recent accusations against the former Labour Prime Minister,
Sir Harold Wilson, for his alleged double standards towards trade with South Africa are indications (if true) that even a Labour Government will act contrary to the wishes of the British people who put them into power to carry out socialist, not capitalist, principles.
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Unless you take steps to avoid these double standards now, you may find you have similar problems on your hands in Hong Kong to those you face in Africe. Your Government has ignored all complaints about corruption in the past, and the triad-cum-official drug trade has been allowed to flourish. Consequently corruption reached such proportions that attempts to curb it have led to mutinous behaviour by the police. You must also consider the consequences in London, where, you are plagued with the presence of triad activities in the drug trade of London's Chinatown. These have their origins in Hong Kong.
9.
They are
The young people in Hong Kong belong to nowhere. Chinese, born on Chinese ani), speaking the Chinese language, under a colonial regime that ignores their civil rights, and in some cases even subjects them to gross injustices. They have no say in their own affairs, and are intimidated if they attempt to speak up, by threats of none employment. They are in the articularly difficult situation that they realise they cannot struggle for independence, and they will not press for that because it would be unacceptable to China. Britain has played upon that situation all too long, and the young people are becoming restless.
10.
This frustration caused by Government deafness to their petitions, and the fact that the British Government prefers to remain. ignorant of the facts about one Kong, may one day erupt into violence, as it has done in the past. Surely it would be better to deflate the pressures now, than to wait for the explosion. Even the influence of Peking would not be able to control that.
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adjustable.
We have made some simple proposals, and even these are
They are:
(1) A Legislature of which one third is directly elected, one third
appointed, and one third indirectly elected by professionals, as in our neighbouring Portuguese Colony, Nacao;
(2) A gradual phasing out of appointed members on the Urban Council
at the rate of four every two years;
(3) An expanded franchise to include all long-term adult residents
of Hong Kong.
(4) Expansion of Urban Council jurisdiction to include housing,
education, social welfare, town planning etc..
市政局・香港愛丁堡場
Urban Council Chambers, Edinburgh Place, Hon-kang
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