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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990

HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT DIRECTLY

GIVEN A STIPEND AND ALLOWANCE WHICH

CANDIDATES

SHOULD BR HIGHER THAN THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE

ELECTED

WOULD BE OF THEIR FUNCTIONAL OR APPOINTED COLLEAGUES BECAUSE TO GIVE UP THEIR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT TO SERVE THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

THE

EXISTING TERM "PUBLIC

MR ARCULLI SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO UPDATE AND REVIEW

OF DEFINITION CLEARER ELECTORAL LAWS, SUCH AS A OFFICE", AND OTHER LEGAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED.

NEED

FOR

THERE WAS

OF A HE ALSO SAID

EFFECTIVE CHANNELS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BEIJING IN THE COMING SEVEN YEARS, WHICH WOULD SERVE TO ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION.

AFTER SUCH CHANNELS WOULD BE CRUCIAL BASIC LAW DRAFTING AND CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES.

THE DISBANDING OF

THE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND FOR THE "I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RIGHT

NURTURE THE SINO-HONG THIS ADMINISTRATION TO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE AND KONG DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIP AT ALL LEVELS SO AS TO ENSURE A TRANSITION AND HANDOVER," HE SAID.

SMOOTH

PUBLIC URGED TO GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS

OF

HONG

KONG

POPULACE, DETERMINE

THE

THE

IN

THE

THE WILL ULTIMATELY THE HON PAUL CHENG SAID

IT WILL BE THE RESPONSE

US, WHICH RESPONSE OF EVERY ONE OF SUCCESS OF DEMOCRATISATION, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

IN THE DEBATE ON HE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT FACED BUT HE THOUGHT

EFFORTS ON NEXT YEAR'S

SUPPORTING THE MOTION OF THE SENIOR MEMBER THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM, MR CHENG SAID THAT THE OMELCO CONSENSUS HAD NOT BEEN ADOPTED, WITH NEW REALITIES, WE MUST CONCENTRATE OUR DIRECT ELECTIONS.

ON

ENERGIES KONG PEOPLE

WE MUST FOCUS SOME "NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, COMMUNICATING WIDESPREAD CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AMONG HONG SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AND COMPETENT TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

THEM

"THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO CAN REPRESENT

THE MANY ISSUES WELL THOSE WHO ARE ARTICULATE AND CONVERSANT WITH THAT HONG KONG IS FACING TODAY," HE SAID.

MR CHENG SAID THAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS ON THEIR

PUBLIC POLICY, SUPPORT ALL EFFORTS TO INFORM CITIZENS EDUCATION AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL.

IN

PART MUST

BASED

ON

/"WE ARE

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