THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
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LEGCO PASSES MOTION ON FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION TODAY (THURSDAY) ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG, AFTER TWO DAYS OF DEBATE.
THE MOTION, WHICH WAS MOVED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE, WAS PASSED BY VOICE VOTE.
IT READ: "THAT THIS COUNCIL EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE OMELCO CONSENSUS HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED IN THE FORMULATION OF THE FUTURE POLITICAL MODEL BUT URGES THE COMMUNITY, IN THE INTEREST OF HONG KONG, TO BE UNITED IN ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.
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AFTER THE VOTE WAS TAKEN ON MR LEE'S MOTION, ANOTHER MEMBER, THE HON JAMES MCGREGOR, FORMALLY MOVED HIS MOTION ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM.
THIS READ: "THAT THIS COUNCIL DEPLORES THE EXTREMELY UNDEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL PROPOSED FOR THE BASIC LAW AT THE RECENT MEETING OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE AND URGES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THEIR FUTURE AFTER 1997 BY ACCEPTING A MORE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL FOR THE BASIC LAW BASED UPON THE OMELCO CONSENSUS WHICH RECOMMENDS A FULLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE BY THE YEAR 2003, REFLECTING THE EXPRESSED WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG; AND URGES THE ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG ΤΟ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR NO LESS THAN 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SEATS TO BE DIRECTLY FLECTED BY 1995.
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THE MOTION WAS NOT CARRIED. A DIVISION SHOWED THAT SEVEN MEMBERS VOTED FOR IT, 27 AGAINST, AND 11 ABSTAINED.
THE COUNCIL HAD DEBATED BOTH MOTIONS TOGETHER AS THEIR CONTENT RELATED TO THE SAME SUBJECT.
A TOTAL OF 32 MEMBERS
SPOKE IN THE DEBATE, AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
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