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MR. ALLEN LEE :
Sir, long before
this Council had elected members, I had advocated that
direct election be introduced into Hong Kong's Legislative Council. I recall I have participated in quite a number of public debates on this subject with my colleague
non. and friend, the Honourable Stephen Cheong. We argued
the merits and the demerits of direct election. We differed in our opinions but, more important, even though we were at the opposite ends of this one subject, we always respect each other's opinion. I believe this time, like me, he will accept the proposals in
the white Paper.
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When this Council debated the
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in July last year, I advocated the introduction of direct election in 1988. I said that I thought it
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seats were introduced into the Legislative Council
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first, to give Hong Kong people more participation in Government and, second, to make an earlier start to preparing for the system of government to be prescribed
by the Basic Law.
I also said I was duty-bound to
respect and accept the majority view, which may or may not be different from mine. Many predictions were made last summer about what would be in the Survey
office Report. I was expecting some clear indication
on the subject of the introduction of a directly elected element into the Legislative Council in 1988. After studying the results of the Survey Office Report carefully,
I can only say, with a clear conscience, that our community is split on the subject of 'direct elections in 1988.