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inward weakness, an abhorrence of democracy.
Sir, some have asked me how many members do I expect to see voting in favour of my amendment motion, Will it pass and if not, why should
I move it? There is a saying "Manifest what is righteous, count not its profit. Maintain principles and count not their successes." In other words, when something righteous
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promoted it regardless of the profit or otherwise, where principles are right they should be supported regardless of failure. If upon self-
one shoul examination, one is proved wrong, listen even to the commoner with
A fear, and trembling. If upon self-examination, one is proved right, ignore the myriads opposing and press ahead with courage. In other words, if upon calm and serious soul-searching, one discovers that one is not right, then even if it is raised by a commoner, one should listen to the commoner with fear, and trembling, But if one
discovers that one is in the right, then one should press ahead with courage, despite crede opposing
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This amendment motion is not raised simply for this Council; it
5 is raised also for the benefit of the ever five million people in Hong Kong. What I do hope is that the over five million people in Hong Kong will respond and pass it.
sir, the motion raised by the Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford,
reads "That this Council takes note of the plans and intentions contained in the White Paper; for the Development of Representative Government: The Way Forward". I have compared the intentions or
objectives therein with the White Paper of 1984. The objectives
of the 1984 White Paper reads "To develop progressively a system of Government, the authority for which is firmly rooted in Hong Kong, which is able to represent authoritatively the views of the people of Hong Kong, and which is more directly accountable to the people of Hong Kong.".
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