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made a step forward in developing representative government in Hong
Kong.
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Thus in 1985, the
The introduction of 10 directly elected seats to the
Legislative Council in 1991 is an advancement. In a free and open
society, those in power must listen and collect all the comments
and views from different sectors of the community before the
implementation of any government policies. Opinions from the
district level of course is essential.
Government proposed that 10 seats in the Legislative Council should
be filled by members elected from the District Board electoral
college in order to strengthen participation from district level.
The concept is correct. But even at that time, many political
commentators criticized the proposal and pointed out the abuses
Legislative Council that might arise if LegCo Members were to be elected from the
electoral college. The White Paper now proposed to replace the
electoral college seats by direct elected seats in order to enlist
persons experienced in district affairs to the Legislative
Council.
Theoretically, this is a more progressive and logical
proposal.
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However, some people harp on the argument that the
Government is not respecting the District Boards and lash out at
the proposals. After thorough examination, I think their argument
lacks the support of a well-considered logical basis.
Furthermore,
such comments dwell on emotion of the people. I believe its main
aim is to stir up troubles and trigger off District Board members'
resentment against the Government so that the aim of creating