FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991
HK PEOPLE URGED TO TAKE PART IN POLITICAL PROCESS
SHAPING
TO
THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG CAN MAKE THEIR FULL CONTRIBUTION
ONLY IF FUTURE
THEY ACCEPT A PERSONAL THE TERRITORY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENTHUSIASTIC AND WELL-INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN THE
SECRETARY THE PROCESS, POLITICAL MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
AFFAIRS, MA
OF
CEREMONY PROGRAMME JOINTLY MR SUEN WAS SPEAKING IN HONG KONG AT THE GRADUATION
OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFERED BY SHUE YAN COLLEGE AND THE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY USA.
HE
THE
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO NOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF CANDIDATES IN THE FORTHCOMING DIRECT ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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CANDIDATES ENCOURAGING
NINE CONSTITUENCIES. *WE HAVE 54 CANDIDATES, CONTESTING IN REPRESENTS A RESPECTABLE FIGURE OF AN AVERAGE OF SIX CONTESTING TWO SEATS IN A CONSTITUENCY. THIS IS CERTAINLY
HE SAID. AND GIVES THE ELECTION A VERY GOOD START,
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"WE
ALSO NEED THE PUBLIC TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHT TO VOTE,
ADDED.
4 HE
"WE WANT THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BETTER REFLECT PUBLIC VIEWS AND ASPIRATIONS.
THE
MR
AS TO SUEN NOTED THAT THE QUESTION HAD OFTEN BEEN ASKED
го THE LEGISLATIVE
HOW
OF THE FIRST DIRECT THE SUCCESS COUNCIL COULD BE MEASURED.
ELECTION
A WARM "AN ACTIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 15 A GOOD BEGINNING. IT WOULD BE MOST ENCOURAGING IF THERE IS A GOOD TURNOUT OF VOTERS AND AND ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE ELECTION,
ל
HE SAID.
SMOOTH
HE ADDED THAT SUCCESS MUST ALSO BE MEASURED IN TERMS OF
WOULD THIS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ITSELF, OPERAT LON
AN EFFECTIVE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF WHETHER IT WAS SEEN TO BE
IN REFLECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE RFFICIENT FORUM KONG, WHETHER IT WAS FURTHERING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF KONG AND LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE'S INTEREST.
THE
BE
AND
PEOPLE
OF
HONG
HONG
די
AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL PASS THESE TESTS FIRST DIRECT ELECTION WILL PROVIDE THE FIRM FOUNDATION FOR US TO FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR DEMOCRATIC IF SAID.
AND
THAT
THE
MAKE
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INSTITUTIONS,
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