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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
DEPLORES COUNCIL
THE EXTREMELY HIS MOTION READS: "THAT THIS
RECENT UNDEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL PROPOSED FOR THE BASIC LAW AT THE
AND URGES THE CHINESE MEETING OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE
PRESERVING THE CONFIDENCE GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACCEPTING A OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THEIR FUTURE AFTER 1997 BY
THE BASIC LAW BASED UPON THE MORE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL FOR
BY THE OMELCO CONSENSUS WHICH RECOMMENDS A FULLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE YEAR 2003, REFLECTING THE EXPRESSED WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG; KONG TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION AND URGES THE ADMINISTRATION IN HONG
OF 50 PER CENT
LEGISLATIVE THE TOTAL PROVIDING FOR NO LESS THAN COUNCIL SEATS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED BY 1995."
A VERY
TIME IN LONG BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY
GOVERNMENTS,
SUCCESSFUL
YEARS WAS MR MCGREGOR SAID THAT FIVE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS, AND MANY CHANGES COULD CONTINUED NEGOTIATION AND PRESSURE ON THE TWO SOVEREIGN ESPECIALLY IF THE 1991 ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG WERE HIGHLY
COUNCIL OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND THE
TRACK RECORD SUBSEQUENT ENLIGHTENED AND HELPFUL TO THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY.
WAS
SWEEPING HE BELIEVED THAT THE VAST AND UNPREDICTED CHANGES NOW
FOR CHINA AND THROUGH EASTERN EUROPE WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ITS LEADERS.
BE BUT THEY
"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHAT THESE EFFECTS WILL
TO THE SYSTEM WHICH WE MUST SURELY BE BENEFICIAL TO HONG KONG AND
PRESERVE, HE HAVE BUILT HERE AND WHICH CHINA SO EARNESTLY WISHES TO SAID.
中
"WE CAN THEN SEEK THE SPECIFIC CHANGES I PROPOSE IN MY MOTION.
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MR MCGREGOR COUNCIL FOR FIRST LEG OF ELECTED BY UNIVERSAL
IN ADDITION TO WHAT HE HAD PROPOSED IN HIS MOTION,
IN THE LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTED THAT THE NUMBER OF SEATS
THUS MAINTAINING THE 1991 BE RESTRICTED TO 54, OMELCO CONSENSUS AT ONE THIRD OF MEMBERS BEING SUFFRAGE.
THE
MCGREGOR DESCRIBED THE POLITICAL TURNING TO THE PRESENT, MR
PALE SHADOW MODEL PROPOSED IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW AS "A
AND TO OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO GUARANTEE OUR FUTURE VIGOUR AND VITALITY ENSURE THE SUPPORT OF THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG".
GOVERNMENT BRITISH
HE BLAMED THE GOVERNMENT FOR THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
MORE
THAN THE
CHINESE
"WE DESERVED BETTER FROM THE MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY,
THAT
BRITAIN
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HE SAID.
DEMOCRATIC OF THIS CENTURY;
DETERMINED
HAD ENJOYED FULL MR MCGREGOR SAID FREEDOM IN THE ELECTION OF ITS GOVERNMENT FOR MOST THE PRIME MINISTER HERSELF WAS A FIERCE AND DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM AND HUMAN FULLY AWARE OF HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND RIGHTS; PEOPLE'S WISH
SUPPORTER OF BEEN HER GOVERNMENT HAD
FOR A
OF
PACE FASTER
/HE WAS