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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987
THREE GUIDELINES FOR POLITICAL REVIEW
THERE ARE THREE GUIDELINES WHICH HONG KONG HAS
TO OBSERVE IN THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE HON F.K. HU SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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SPEAKING ON THE MOTION ON THE GREEN PAPER, MR HU SAID FIRSTLY, ANY CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION.
"SECONDLY, THE RESULTANT CHANGES FROM THE CURRENT REVIEW HAVE TO CONVERGE WITH THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT MODEL TO BE STIPULATED
IN THE BASIC LAW, WHICH IS STILL BEING DRAFTED.
"THIRDLY, IN THE COURSE OF CHANGES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.
MR HU RECALLED THAT IN THE DEBATE ON THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 HE HAD CALLED FOR A CAUTIOUS APPROACH.
"I REPEAT THE CALL TODAY WITH A STRONGER CONVICTION, HE SAID.
HE SAID THE 1985 REVIEW HAD INTRODUCED ELECTED MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THROUGH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
"THE NEW SYSTEM STILL HAS NOT SETTLED IN AND WE WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF THESE CHANGES WHICH WERE MADE ONLY TWO YEARS AGO,
"BEFORE THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE TO CONVINCE US OF THE NEED FOR JUST FOR ANY CHANGE, WE MUST NOT COMMIT OURSELVES TO FURTHER CHANGES THE SAKE OF CHANGE AND RISK DISTURBING OUR PRESENT SYSTEM UNNECESSARILY. HE STRESSED.
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MR HU THEN SPOKE ON THE OPTIONS IN THE 1987 GREEN PAPER AND BEGAN WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
"IN PRINCIPLE I SUPPORT A DIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. I BELIEVE DIRECT ELECTIONS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN DUE COURSE AND THEREFORE THE PROBLEM HERE 19 ONE OF TIMING," HE SAID.
HAS то BE WITH THE BASIC
"AS I HAVE MENTIONED, THE CURRENT POLITICAL REVIEW CONDUCTED UNDER CERTAIN GUIDELINES, AND CONVERGENCE LAW IS CLEARLY ONE,
"THE HONG KONG ..................