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cannot say that we may have to expand our Legislative Council 24t
the reason why we cannot have direct
too much and that
elections; that is not something that can be accepted.
If
we have direct elections, then in the long term, we must comply with the wishes of the people; and if we do not comply with the wishes of the people we know that gradually there will be a demand for an election of the Chief Executive as is happening in South Korea recently.
ha I wish to bring up another point. Last week, Mr. Martin Lee made a request to you, Sir, that there should be a motion debate and then He also wrote a letter an open letter and it was signed by eight councillors including myself. I feel that its question that demanded a fair answer, and The Deputy Chief Secretary replied to it and again its a very fair
though reply, even I cannot agree with all the points therein. do not think that we need to insist anymore.
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What is public opinion? I feel that in the White which say Paper there are certain arguments saying that 8 we should
in not have direct elections and these arguments are hit public opene is
not wha are very much divided. put down in pasa 21, that the AGB McNair Survey but rather
on the point of divided views and also what is in Page 22 and also Para-28 that views are so divided, that's the reason why we carr t have direct elections, But I dohot think the
Deputy Chief Secretary had replied our letter very clearly regarding
70 it is said. However, as to whether direet faun elections should be introduced in 1988==" I beg your pardon, 21, that
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That is: Among submissions to the
Survey Office from individuals, groups, and associations, more were against than in favour of the introduction, of direct
tur fully lima curveys Teremission by the elections in 1988.
The Survey Office commissioned two public opinion-surveys and they produced similar results. I feel that our question on this has not been answered and was brought up by Miss Maria Tam yesterday, and it was pointed out
according to the
bar which was that information received by the survey office, short
fem
repust the mumber N shown in the report of the Survey Office those who sent in their submissions through pre-printed forms a
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