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Sir, Mr. Jackie CHAN, Mr. Martin LEE and others, have
accused the Government of betraying the people of Hong
Kong by ignoring public opinion and breaking promises.
Sir, nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone
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who has studied the White Paper can see that we have
given very careful consideration to public opinion
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and every promise made in the 1984 White Paper has been honoured. I would repeat that any suggestion. 9 that this Government has broken the promises in the
1984 White Paper/ has no basis in fact.
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Mr. LEE has made at some considerable length, I'm am
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afraid it is not so much he has not had the answers,
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It is difficult to regard all these accusations of
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bad faith which are completely unjustified, as anything
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Sir, Dr. Conrad LAM suggested that the reception of the White Paper within this Council
is different from that outside the Council. I cannot
agree with that suggestion. It is quite true that there are people outside this Council who are unhappy about the White Paper. It is also true, as I said
yesterday, the overall reaction has been positive. Indeed, Sir, from all our contacts with people and bodies outside this Council, my clear impression is that the debate in this Council yesterday and today reflects the feelings of the community. That is to say, some people are satisfied, some are not #but,
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