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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987
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"AS THE WORK OF THIS COUNCIL INCREASES, SO DOES THE BURDEN BOTH GROUPS. THEY HAVE SHOULDERED IT CHEERFULLY AND EFFICIENTLY, HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT HE WAS SURE MEMBERS WOULD WISH TO JOIN HIM IN PAYING WARM TRIBUTE ΤΟ ALL THOSE HAD WORKED WITH QUIET AND EFFICIENT DILIGENCE BEHIND THE SCENES TO SUSTAIN THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL, IN PARTICULAR THE CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND HIS STAFF, THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF OMELCO AND HIS STAFF AND THE OFFICERS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION.
"THIS SESSION, IN WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS SAT ALMOST 126 HOURS, HAS GIVEN THEM A GREAT CARRIED IT OUT WITH DEDICATION AND SKILL,
IN CONCLUSION, SIR DAVID WISHED
DEAL OF HE NOTED.
FOR A RECORD OF WORK. THEY HAVE
MEMBERS AND STAFF "AN
ENJOYABLE, REFRESHING AND THOROUGHLY WELL DESERVED RECESS",
+ SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO GREEN PAPER
THE SURVEY OFFICE HAS SO FAR RECEIVED OVER 1,500 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON THE GREEN PAPER OF WHICH THE MAJORITY HAVE COME FROM INDIVIDUALS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID FORD, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
WHILE NOTING THE RATE OF RESPONSE SO FAR HAD BEEN SATISFACTORY, MR FORD SAID VIEWS ON EACH AND EVERY ASPECT OF THE ISSUES IN THE GREEN PAPER WOULD BE WELCOMED AND RESPECTED.
"WHEN THE GOVERNMENT COMES TO CONSIDER THE DRAFTING OF THE WHITE PAPER AT THE END OF THE YEAR A CLEAR INDICATION OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ALL THESE ASPECTS WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT IN HELPING US TO REACH DECISIONS WHICH ARE IN THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF HONG KONG, HE SAID DURING THE DEBATE ON THE GREEN PAPER.
NOTING THAT COMMENTS HAD BEEN MADE IN THE DEBATE SEEKING GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON THE WEIGHT WHICH WOULD BE GIVEN то PUBLIC OPINION IN ASSESSING THE OPTIONS CONTAINED IN THE GREEN PAPER, MR FORD SAID FROM THE DAY THE PAPER WAS PUBLISHED THE GOVERNMENT'5 VIEWS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AND CLEAR AND REMAIN SO TODAY.
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