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MR LAU (in Cantonese) sir, the publication of (translation not recorded on tapeor the White Paper: The Decentam
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I would like now to express my views. [Last year, there was a debate on the 1987 political review.
totally agreed that time, I said that I was in full agreement that our political development should change with the pace of development in our community and that change must be gradual and develop within the existing framework. This is something that is very important. A
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to a certain extent in the White Paper. what is puzzling is the Government's decision to do away with the pistrict Board electoral college in 1991 and have it replaced by directly elected seats.
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basic tier in our three-tier system. When the Government first decided on the setting up of the district Boards, 21 the intention was to allow views from the lower level
to channel upwards. The District Board electoral college system has been implemented for less than three years and it has not yet been appraised. However, we are now faced with this abrupt abolition, leading to the destruction of the three-tier system. I dono t believe that Government can justify itself for so doing. Both District Board Members and people who participate enthusiastically in serving the grassroots, are quite at a loss. I feel that, on this issue, the White Paper has definitely made a mistake and the decision has not been arrived at after careful thinking.
the other hand, the White Paper has not included the Heung Yee Kuk into the functional constituencies. This decision has led to great. dissatisfaction with inn the Heung Yee Kuk and villagers who live in the Juritories.
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