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At this point, Sir, I would like to pay tribute, on
behalf of the Government, to the patient, responsible and
tireless mander in which Members of this. Council have discharged their responsibilities in relation to this Bill. They have not lost sight of the vital objective which is to create a strong and effective Legislature, capable of taking its place in the centre of the Hong Kong we are all seeking
create. They have listened
to carefully
representations from many quarters, and often they have had
to follow up statements which could have been made directly to them but which instead have appeared in the columma of
the press.
Where these suggestions have been consistent
with the aim of creating an effective Legislature they have
recommended that they should be adopted. But where these representations have not been consistent with this aim they
have explained their ГЕЗБОЛЕ fot
not supporting
Having said that, I would like to stress that this Bill is a
Government $111. It was
a Government proposal that was put
to this Council. There has been no attempt to take shelter
behind Unofficial Members and to shuffle off responsibility for it, or to hide, as has been suggested, behind the skirts
of Miss Tam, To that extent this B111
responsibility. But the passage of this bill is
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them,
shared
a matter
for this Legislative Council and once it had been introduced into this Council it was for the Legislature to make up ita
mind about it.