MAR 18 '88 01:43 GIS HK
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be published broadcash the chior Secretary without being checked against thaiteard! KBE, LVO, JP Allendinguli Lo the Motion as delivered by the speakerProposed by the Man Szeto Wah
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Sir,
In speaking against the amendment proposed by Mr Lee, I have remarked on the undesirability of amendment motions having the effort of focussing on particular aspects of the White Paper when the general debate gives the opportunity for everyone to talk about everything. I must therefore oppose the amendment proposed by Mr Szeto on the same grounds.
The replacement, in 1991, of district-based electoral college seats by directly elected seats should not be looked at in isolation, but should be viewed in the context of the overall and progressive development of a more representative system of government, and in the context of the rationalisation of the three tier structure. As I explained yesterday when introducing this debate, the change from the system of indirect to alrecu constituencies is a natural and progressive development.
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is also entirely consistent with the rationalisation we are seeking to bring about to the three tier structure of our system of representative government. To have two parallel myoluma of geographical representation in the central council of government, with members elected by both direct and indirect methods, is not only unnecessary but also likely to bo problematic. It could well, for inatence, give rise to invidious comparisons between the representative status of the two groups of members both are supposed to represent the residents of their respective constituencies, but each will probably claim to be more representative
than the other.