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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993
MR THE
RONALD ARCULLI:
MR PRESIDENT.
GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR,
ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S DISCUSSION
PROPOSALS
HAS THERE
CONSTITUTIONAL THERE IS THE
SINCE BEEN
MUCH
FOR REFORM, WITHOUT REALLY PUTTING TOO FINE A POINT ON WHETHER MAJORITY OR MINORITY SUPPORT FOR THESE PROPOSALS, THERE IS TO SAY LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL BODY OF OPPOSITION AGAINST TWO ASPECTS, NAMELY THE WILL NINE NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND THE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
WILL BE THE GOVERNOR PERHAPS ADVISE THIS COUNCIL HOW THESE OPINIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT?
GOVERNOR:
IN
OBVIOUSLY
THOSE
HONOURABLE
THE
OWN
OF HONG
FUTURE.
BROAD-MINDED, OF VIEWS IN THE
THAT
OPINIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, JUST AS I'M SURE THE
WOULD MEMBER
HOPE THAT THE OPINIONS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORTED GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS ON THOSE MATTERS WOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, JUST AS I HOPE WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT THE MEMBERS, NOT LEAST OF THIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WHO THINK
ENOUGH IN THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVEN'T GONE NEARLY FAR PROPOSALS ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD. I THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY MET THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE KONG FOR A GREATER SHARE
THEIR DETERMINING
VERY IF THERE ARE TALKS, WILL HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATORS, WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE BROAD SPECTRUM
I'M SURE THAT THE BRITISH TEAM, I'M SURE COMMUNITY. NEGOTIATING ON THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE TABLE, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE TEAM WHO ARE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WILL BE WELL AWARE TWO PARTICULAR OF THE FACT THAT WHEN THIS COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED THE ISSUES THAT THE HONOURABLE MEMBER REFERS TO, THE COUNCIL HAS WHOLE GIVEN A FAIRLY POSITIVE RESPONSE, BUT I STATE THE OBVIOUS WHEN I
BORN
THE SAY
FACT YESTERDAY AND I'M AWARE OF WASN'T I HONOURABLE MEMBER IS AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE PERHAPS RESERVATIONS
HEART THERE'RE AT THE THOSE TWO PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF MY PROPOSALS.
OF
WHEN POLITICAL DEBATE,
IT THE
ARGUMENT
COMES TO POLITICAL
DON'T THINK DISCUSSING THE PACKAGE, OR NEAR THE HEART OF IT AND I THERE'S ANY POINT IN BEING SECRETIVE ABOUT THAT.
THOSE MEMBERS
ON THE
THAT
THE
ABOUT
1
GOVERNOR,
IS
THE UNDERSTANDING
PEOPLE
MR K. K. FUNG (THROUGH INTERPRETER)
THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT,
BY THE FROM THE STATEMENT MADE HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GOVERNOR.
THAT IT SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE THREE BASES FOR THE TALKS,
DECLARATION, THEN JOINT
BASIC THE
LAW AND THEN ALSO SO MY REACHED BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN. AGREEMENTS
THAT IS JOINT QUESTION
THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE DEFINITE, TS
BLACK DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW AND IT'S CLEARLY WRITTEN DOWN IN AND WHITE. AND YET THE LAST ONE IS ACTUALLY VARIABLES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVEN DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES THAT'S KNOWN TO THE
ABOUT TALK
UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, BUT MY QUESTION IS NOW YOU
THE INCLUDE
SEVEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN, DOES THAT
BEYOND LETTERS, NOW IF THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE SEVEN, OR IT GOES
INCLUDE THOSE SEVEN THOSE SEVEN, HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE AND IF THEY
AND YET LETTERS, NOW YOU DO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION COMMITTEE
MR GOVERNOR. PROPOSALS THERE DIFFER FROM YOUR PROPOSALS, SAY THAT THE SEVEN EXCHANGES ARE INCLUDED, DOES THAT MEAN HAVE RELINGUISHED OR ABANDONED YOUR OWN PROPOSAL IN THIS RESPECT?
THE
SO IF
THAT
YOU
YOU
/GOVERNOR: