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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1988
THE
MORE
"I BELIEVE IT CAN BE CLAIMED THAT
CHAMBER, THAN ANY OTHER TRADE OR INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION,
IIONG KONG BUSINESS AND REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL. SECTORS OF ALSO THAT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS AND VIEWS ARE BALANCED," HE SAID.
PERHAPS IS FULLY
INDUSTRY, QUITE WELL
AND WAS ABOUT
THE CHAMBER'S SURVEY ATTRACTED A GOOD RESPONSE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN CHINESE AND NON-CHINESE RESPONDENTS.
CENT EIGHTY PER
OF THE RESPONDENTS
ALTHOUGH A
SUPPORTED THE
GENERAL
CONCEPT OF DIRECT ELECTIONS
MAJORITY THOUGHT THAT THE WORDS INTRODUCTION OF THESE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL 1991 OR AFTER, IN OTHER AFTER THE BASIC LAW WAS PROMULGATED.
CLEAR THAT, OF GOVERNING FAVOUR OF A OF THE WAY
"FROM ALL THE OTHER RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, IT WAS WHILE CHAMBER MEMBERS AGREED THAT CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM HONG KONG AFFAIRS ARE NECESSARY, THEY WERE STRONGLY GRADUAL AND PRAGMATIC PACE OF CHANGE, TESTING EACH AND ADJUSTING TO NEW CIRCUMSTANCES AS NECESSARY," HE SAID.
IN STEP
THE
"THE CHAMBER VOTED HIGHLY
ECONOMIC, SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM WHICH HAS SERVED HONG KONG SO WHEN CHANGE IS NECESSARY BUT NOT CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF CHANGE.'
IN STRENGTH FOR A CONTINUATION OF
AND TRADE, INDUSTRIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE WELL. IN OTHER
WORDS, CHANGE
HONG KONG
COUNCILLORS WHO WERE PEOPLE
MR CLYDESDALE SAID HE DID NOT AGREE WITH SOME
THE GREAT
OF MAJORITY HAD SUGGESTED THAT DEMANDING DIRECT ELECTIONS IN 1988.
OF RATHER WAITED TO THAT THE OUTCOME, THEIR FUTURE STABILITY
I THINK THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY THE PEOPLE DID NOT EXPRESS ANY PARTICULAR VIEW BUT
HOPING DEVELOP, SEE HOW THE VARIOUS VIEWS WOULD WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO AND PROSPERITY," HE SAID.
SPEAKS "I DO NOT ACCEPT EITHER THAT ANY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL
COUNCILLOR IN THIS CHAMBER FOR THE SO-CALLED MAN IN THE STREET. NO WAS ELECTED TO DO SO AND ANY CLAIM THAT ONE OR A GROUP OF COUNCILLORS KONG'S COMMUNITY PRESENTLY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF A MAJORITY OF HONG IS NONSENSE.
"SURELY
THE
WHITE PAPER WILL POSSIBILITY IN 1991 HE ADDED.
·
**
BRING
US
NEARER TO
THAT
TO FOR THE
THAT THE
MR CLYDESDALE SAID ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THE WHITE PAPER, JUST AS IT PROVIDED FOR ELECTION OF 10 DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
THERE
BE CONTINUED COUNCIL,
PROVISION URBAN APPOINTMENT OF URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS.
SHOULD
"THERE SEEMS NO GOOD REASON FOR ELIMINATING
THE CLOSE TWO-WAY LINK WHICH WILL ENHANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO TIERS OF ADMINISTRATION,'
THIS VERY
USEFUL
FUNCTIONAL H DIE SAID.
RELATIONSHIP
'I ASK