VIEWS EXPRESSED BY REPRESENTATIVE BODIES
(A) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
3.5
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 28 SEPTEMBER, MEMBERS OF
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PROMULGATED THEIR STAND. SIR S.Y. CHUNG MADE AN OPEN STATEMENT DESCRIBING TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC WHY THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENDORSED
THE DRAFT AGREEMENT AND COMMENDED IT TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG
KONG.
(B) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
3.6
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HELD TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS
ON 15 AND 16 OCTOBER 1984 RESPECTIVELY TO DEBATE THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT. THE HONOURABLE R.H. LOBO MOVED A MOTION WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS :
''THAT THIS COUNCIL ENDORSES THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND COMMENDS IT
TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
ALL BUT TWO MEMBERS SUPPORTED THE MOTION.
(C) URBAN COUNCIL
3.7
ON 9 OCTOBER, THE URBAN COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING
RESOLVED :-
''THAT THIS COUNCIL WELCOMES THE DRAFT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN. AND NORTHERN
IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE FUTURE OF HONG
KONG.**
TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION:
ONE ABSTAINED.
(D) HEUNG YEE KUK
3.8
THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK AT A SPECIAL
MEETING ON 16 OCTOBER PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION :-
''THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK APPEALS
TO THE NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT
THE DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UK AND PRC
GOVERNMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.'
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