HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 1 March 1990
香港立法局 一九九○年三月一日
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MR. MCGREGOR: Sir, in our speeches throughout the last two days, we have been strong on rhetoric, pragmatism and, to a very large extent, convergence. Many Councillors seem to be somehow afraid of China. Some of us believe that conversely China may be afraid of us. We must stand by our deep convictions. We did so successfully in 1967 and we should do so now. The game is not over as some have suggested. With respect, there are not two kinds of democracy; there are not two kinds of freedom. I think we in this Council know perfectly well what we mean by democracy; if any do not, then they should not be in this Council. I believe that a vote against my motion is a vote against democracy and a vote against our own political consensus. It is a vote, I believe, against the wishes of the Hong Kong people. I do not ask Councillors to vote for my motion. They must vote according to their convictions. I will leave it to the people of Hong Kong to decide whether or not what I have said has merit. And let me finish with a little saying which I learnt a long time ago: "God helps those who help themselves."
Question on Mr. McGREGOR's motion proposed, put and negatived.
Mr. McGREGOR claimed a division. The President then ordered the Council to divide under Standing Order 36(4).
Mr. CHAN, Mr. HUI, Mr. Martin LEE, Mr. CHOW, Dr. LEONG, Miss LEUNG and Mr. McGREGOR voted for the motion.
Mr. Allen LEE, Mr. CHEONG, Mr. CHEUNG Yan-lung, Mrs. CHOW, Mrs. FAN, Mr. CHENG Hon-kwan, Mr. CHUNG, Mr. HO Sai-chu, Mr. NGAI, Mr. POON Chi-fai, PROF. POON, Mr. TAI, Mrs. TAM, Mr. TAM, Mr. Edward HO, Mr. ARCULLI, Mr. Paul CHENG, Mr. Michael CHENG, Mr. David CHEUNG, Mrs. FONG, Mrs. LAM, Mr. LAM, Mrs. LAU, Mr. LAU Wah- Mrs. SO, Mr. TIEN and Mr. Peter WONG voted against the motion.
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The Chief Secretary, the Attorney General, the Financial Secretary, Miss TAM, the Secretary for Home Affairs, the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr. PANG, the Secretary for Transport, the Secretary for Security, the Secretary for Health and Welfare and Mrs. TU abstained and the Secretary for Education and Manpower and Mr. SIT were not in the Chamber when the division was in progress.
The President announced that seven Members voted for Mr. McGREGOR's motion, 27 voted against it and 11 abstained. He declared that the motion was negatived.
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