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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 11
1940.
Legislative Council
(Continued from Page 1) "But submit that this was, and remains, the justification for the romination of members. And although the fundamental basis of the constitution of this Council has remained as it was up to date,
selves as italiuns, French, Dutch [be inevitable in a place like Hong or any ollier nationals but only as Kong. Americans!
"Whether or not it be true that for the Legislature, constitutional law required that the electors.
Fair Compromise
"In theory there is not much
between the
and enlarged with the progress at to those who own allegiance make a lot of difference. the times. Even In my own ther
nicmoty this Counell was en larged by the appointment of a Portuguese, And the number of Chinese members was increased from two to three.
restricted An in-
two
Its composition has been changed like the elected, must be confined difference
to methods. In practice 1t may For seems British Crown, it fairly obvious that any basis for on the bails of the 1931 census an electorate other than that of figures, under the latter, scheme, British subjects will involve tawhilst the Chinese choice of a cannot be Chinese candidate terminable argument site affected by the combined vates And yet even this
of the non-Chinese electors, the "In 1931 the census shows that electorale must involve
reverse is not true. It is con- the population of the Colony then congruity!
that. non-Chinese ceivable what poselblo boss nearly 850,000 of
"For on which Chinese
candidate receiving 100% of the formed
membera 97.7% can
elected Ly д
of elaimed electorate consisting 370,000 Chinese
votes of the non-Chinese electors some local birth including the inhabl- 73,000 persons claim to represent may be defeated by another non- candidate receiving the Lants of the New Territories and a community consisting of more Chinese
support of Chinese electors. the floating population. Of this than ten times this number?
therefore feel that the first number
01,000 only just over
and should ho method le fairer elalined to be British subjects.
adopted." The number of British subjects
wan the Some
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"Until we have the next census,
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the Justices of the Peace, we do that it did not satisfy the aspira- Inhabitants of not hold our position by virtue tons of all the
mandate, direct or in- the Colony. It was impossible to direct, of any particular section devise any scheme of constitu- to the composition of the present of the community, this
tional reform to satisfy every- per- population or as to his exnet totni, fectly true. But we do conceive body: but the Unofficials felt that We can only proever on the Assumption that, whatever the lit our duty to represent
Interests
that members elected by n
10.88 p.m.Thorster Serenade". A Pro- stemme of Continuous Muste,
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of News from China, 11.20 Close Dawn,
the best heir proposal represented a fair
and acceptable compromise. of the Colony as A
how
Sir Man-kam said he was also badly whole. How well or we discharge
aware that the proposal did not duties is our matter of opinton. But to sug- appeal to those who demanded
that all members to the Legis gest th
topni electorate and pledged lative Council should be elected, discharge the mandate of this but he felt that it was more im- Legislative Council proposed in
this
stage to secure this mallon or the establishment fractional electorate can and will portant at
Municipal Council as set out represent the some substantial advance by a of a more adequately
measure of agreement in the proposals of Sic Mark 10 alick cut for Colony as a whole then nominated general
some Young and which have now been a proposition with then members is the
theoretical and as yet unattain-embodied in the draft Municipal which i profoundly disagree.
Council Bill. However, the pro- bern "It has also that nomluated members
total, the relative components re- mains roughly the same. Perhaps we should bear in mind that in the light of Malayan experience it is by no means certain that all the 61,000 odd Chinese British subjects will elect to go on to the electoral roll. And here I must re- mind Honourable members of the announcement made on behalf of His Majesty's Government on resumption of Civil Government in Hong Kong. The announcement began with this important state- ment:
Realistic Viow Demanded
an
Buggested able ideal,
ora
If this rug- MR. M. M. WATSON
frnced
Surprising Lack
Of Interest
Mr. M. M. Wotson, seconding the motion, emphasised that it
which was not one
had been
this
contained received the
Unofficial of the
posals
have
approval of bars
110
in this motion unanimous Mem- this Cou uf
and and there is hesitation on their part in re-
commending them to the public.
ди
"The chief reason that I per-
In proposing sonally
niteration of this Council rather than the setting up of a Municipal Council is that It appears to me
01
that is not
merely "yes-men". gestion were confined to the pin- would seat nominated members
Coun not waste the time of this ell by even referring to it. for "His Majesty's Government has
we should be content to leave it meins** under consideration the
to the judgment and fair sense of by which in Hong Kong, az elne-
But it were meant where in the Colonial Empire, the the public.
to apply to nominated members either lightly or idly proposed. inhabitants of the territory can be
Hon as a class I resent the suggestion "For many months past and at given & fuller and more respon- alble thare in the management of "5
unjustified slur on We many meetings of the Unoffelal to be the logical and safest course
the to
to pursue. Council.
COUTEC, distinguished Members of memory of all our Their own affairs."
who
this subject of the reform or moder-to say that there should not be of some form of Municipal Council, "There are two important im- predecessors
constitution plications in this statement. Whilst Council and gave of their best in nisation of the
discussed which may be a modification of en the one hand,
the interest of the public. That the Colony has been the people t
the last whom n fuller and more respon-the suggestion is a base enlumny Needless to say they have also the Urban Council, the creation
of which is referred to
to in the motion. sible share in the management of can be shown by a casual perusal discussed the matter with a large their own affairs is to be given of any of the Hansard reports of number of the residents of the paragraph of
The Municipal Council covered indead
Colony, say, the past 50 years. nre "the inhabitants or the ter-
my time-though new-{ ritory." not only British subjects even in
"As a result of such discussionsby the published Bill would con- sist of partly elected and partly the consultations or other
present comers to the Colony may not and sections of the com-
nominated members but this munity. the means, on the other, know this-the Press has made motion was brought forward and by which this object is to be references to the Mighty Glants laid on the table of this Council Council would continue to have only nominated members. at the public. of attained is to be on the basis of the past who dominated this for the consideration
least until further alterations their legendary "However there seems to were made.
ከ that Hong Kong is a part of the Council and to
to bo a somewhat surprising Colonial Empire.
4ghts against the Governmenti
A Danger lack of interest in the subject
"This seems to me to create a my view the
amongst the population general- realistic
due approach to this difficult quea- ly, which is perhaps
to source of danger if the views of tion of Legislative Council ro- the pressure of more absorbing the two Councils should on any
events. form is to recognize the funda-
particular subject differ, which mental basis of its constitution
particular I am quite they may well do when the res- to which i have alluded, and unable to and any definite trend ponsibility for the laws and the
with to introduce into its constitution of opinion for either the one or inanee would rest
this the other method of the forms Council, but the other would not element as a step in the right direction along which have been suggested, that be so burdened,
in is to say, the changes
the Its road of progress and evolu-
(Continued on Page 14)
tion.
"If the alternative sintem- pirted by this matlon is to be generally accepted, 2 much niace Fealistic view and accom. nodating, spirit than now exist- ing must be shown by all ad- vocates for constitutional re. form.
"The whole difficulty about an electorate at the Legislative Coun-
חויי
A
.now
elective
"Assuming that the electorate
all level is of course the fact that Hong Kong is not a homogeneous community. Hong Kong i trad- ing centre in which the majority to be confined to British sub-
THE HUNG |jects, residents think in terms of
two subsidiary questiona
whether their obligations and allegiance arise, namely
there should be any qualineation for
of the
nco to
their respective countries, rather the electors other than that of thus of their cuties to Hong Kong. residence. and
whether there
I
years ago
do
ot
In this respec am sorry shall be separate elections think that the position has ac-Chinese electors and tally ceteriorated. When I rst candidates by non-Chinese tack an active interest in publi
fors, or whether the same airs some 30
[should alert both, with a limita- thought morn
more in terms of Kong than they appear to
tion of seats to be held by each community.
Ay A 10 the first day. I hope a time will come when
to a the inhabitants will through local question, it seems to me
matter of details which though birth or naturalisation or obviously requiring consideration manent residence come to think
selfied without much act Orst
can be and for most us
difficulty. As regards the second Hong Kong citizens, and Hong question, the undesirable features Kong being their home will re-
and
sard the interests of Hong Kong of communal representation are
AS
their paramount
interests-
just as our American friends In America do not think of them-
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