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ORDERS. HE IS UNLIKELY TO MOVE FURTHER AMENDMENTS. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE INTENDED TO COME INTO EFFECT ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1992.
26.
A PROCEDURAL GROUP WILL MEET WITHIN ONE WEEK AFTER 15 JULY TO ELECT A CONVENER AND DEPUTY CONVENER OF A WORKING PARTY TO
DRAW UP THE HOUSE RULES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTING UP THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. THE NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE
SESSION.
NEXT LEGCO
COMMENT
27. GENERALLY MEMBERS
THEIR ARGUMENTS TO
TWO MAIN POLITICAL
I
DISPLAYED GRATER MATURITY AND CONFINED
MORE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PRINCIPLE. WHILE THE
GROUPS (CRC AND UDHK) CONTINUED TO DOMINATE LEGCO BUSINESS, THE INDEPENDENT' MEMBERS WERE OCCASIONALLY THE DECISIVE FACTOR, AS IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE PRESENT CONTROVERSY
SURROUNDING SIMON IP'S VOTE ON THIS DEBATE IS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF 'INDEPENDENT' MEMBERS VOTES.
BREAK
AND
28.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF LEGCO BUSINESS DURING THE MID-JUNE
WAS DOMINATED BY CRC'S VISIT TO CHINA. THEIR CHINA VISIT, THEIR POSITION IN THE DEBATE ON DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN LEGCO, WAS GREETED WITH MUCH SARCASM IN SOME QUARTERS. THE LONG-TERM
EFFECT OF THE CHINA VISIT ON THEIR POLITICAL CREDIBILITY REMAINS
TO BE SEEN.
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