1992-12-04 19:07
COMMS OFFICE (GOVT HOUSE)
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GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION IN WHICH I DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ONE
SORT OF HONOURABLE MEMBER AND ANOTHER.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE AS BROAD A
BASE OF SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG AS IS
POSSIBLE. THAT IS MY INTENTION, THAT HAS BEEN MY INTENTION. I'M GLAD
THAT ON, I THINK THE 11TH NOVEMBER, THE BODY OF SUPPORT SEEMED PRETTY
BROAD, EVEN WITHOUT I THINK THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S VOTE, AND I HOPE
THAT WHATEVER IS FINALLY AGREED BY THIS COUNCIL CAN HAVE AS MUCH
SUPPORT IN THIS COUNCIL AS POSSIBLE, AND CAN BE A FOUNDATION FOR THIS
COUNCIL WORKING MORE SUCCESSFULLY TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T
THINK IT'S SURPRISING THAT THESE ISSUES AROUSE PASSIONS IN THIS
COUNCIL, THEY'RE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUES AND IT WOULD BE SURPRISING
IF THEY WEREN'T DEBATED PASSIONATELY. BUT WE DO HAVE TO LOOK TO, NOT
JUST THE NEXT FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS BUT THE NEXT FIFTY-FOUR-AND-A-HALF
YEARS, AND HOPE THAT OUT OF ALL THIS CAN COME NOT ONLY A MORE MATURE
AND MORE SELF-CONFIDENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO ONE WHICH DEVELOPS THE HABIT, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, OF WORKING CO-OPERATIVELY IN
THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
THE DB
FOR THE
MR GILBERT LEUNG: GOVERNOR, ABOUT THE POLITICAL PACKAGE IN YOUR POLICY
ADDRESS, THEY HAVE BEEN CRITICISED BY MANY PEOPLE. THE UDHK OPPOSES
RETAINING THE EX-OFFICIO SEATS IN THE DB'S AND THE UC, RC.
MEMBERS ARE AGAINST SCRAPPING THE APPOINTED SEATS. AS FOR
DEFINITIONS OF THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND THE FORMATION OF THE
ELECTION COMMITTEE, THERE ARE VARIOUS VIEWS. NOW, MR GOVERNOR, CAN
YOU CONSIDER PROMPTLY RETRACTING YOUR POLITICAL PACKAGE SO THAT YOU
CAN RECONSIDER THE VIEWS OF ALL SECTORS, THEN YOU CAN NEGOTIATE WITH
THE CHINESE FRANKLY AND OPENLY SO THAT YOU CAN REACH A PACKAGE
ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG PEOPLE?
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