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question of direct elections in 1988 To a certain extent,
confrontation this has already brought about opposition and emotional this disputes. If we go on like this, this will, not only bring
but about more divergence, I am afraid this will lead to extreme division and confrontation and in the end we will have greater chaos. This will certainly affect the confidence of foreign investors. Moreover, it will create fear among
the public and affect their confidence in our stability and prosperity. I sincerely believe that this will do Hong Kong no good and no Hong Kong citizen would like to see this. We cannot negate one fact: the glorious accomplishments of Hong Kong in the past have, to a very great extent, relied on mutual respect and unity of purpose.
This is really very different
from the chaos that we have reasons to worry about.
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After the public of the White Paper, direct election
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in 1991 has already become a fait accompli, so I think we should
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end our debate on direct election in 1988 although the
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decision has disappointed certain members of the public, but However, the decision has allayed the worries of certain citizens who a
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were afraid that we would not have direct elections at all
This decision has already met the
requirements of the people who would like to have gradual- 23 development. It has also marked an important step in the
development of a political system. At this day and age, I think that we should be pragmatic. We should face reality, abandon our prejudices and cooperate to work for a better Hộng l. Kong. In fact, we need to solve a lot of problems, and political development is only part of the problem.
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If we go
on debating on the direct election regardless of other more important issues, then we will indeed not be doing anything good for Hong Kong. I think we should really concentrate our
the people think the Họng efforts on improvement of the livelihood
Kong citizens will ́welcome this.
Sir, the White Paper has decided on the abolition of the electoral college. This has stimulated great concern among
councillors, some of them are for the option but others are
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