:
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1993
IS
THE
INTERPRETATIONS ON IN HOW, BEEN HAS LAST
THAT I
THOUGH IMPERFECT IN 1995.
GOVERNOR: I DARESAY THERE WILL BE MANY DIFFERENT PUBLIC
I'VE BEEN INTERESTED OVER THE LAST MONTHS OPINION. DESPITE THE FACT THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY OPINION POLL THERE'S SHOWN SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SORT OF PROPOSALS THAT WE PUT AUTUMN, SOME PEOPLE HAVE STILL MANAGED TO ARGUE THAT THE PUBLIC AREN'T
SCOPE FOR ACTUALLY
BEING SO THERE'S PLENTY OF IN FAVOUR OF THEM. LIBERAL IN ONE'S INTERPRETATIONS OF PUBLIC OPINION. BUT I THINK
PUBLIC OPINION THIS COUNCIL
BEST REFLECTION OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS THINKS
AN IT'S RECOGNISE THAT REFLECTION BECAUSE IT ISN'T ENTIRELY ELECTED AS IT WILL BE WE WILL HAVE TO REACH A JUDGEMENT WHICH WILL BE BASED BOTH ON WHAT WE CAN GAUGE FROM THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE THIS COUNCIL AND FROM WHAT WE CAN DEBATES LEARN FROM OUR CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND FROM
THINK THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN THIS COUNCIL. BUT I REPEAT THAT I DON'T THAT IT WOULD BE CONDUCIVE TO POLITICAL STABILITY FOR THE GOVERNOR AND OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG TO BE FACED FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
AND FOR MANY YEARS SOVEREIGNTY
AFTER THAT BRITISH
OF CHINESE
A SOVEREIGNTY WITH
PUBLIC WHICH
ΤΟ IS HOSTILE
THE GOVERNING WHICH WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR THE GOOD OF THIS ARRANGEMENTS POLITICAL STABILITY MUST INVOLVE NOT JUST THE ABILITY OF A
EXERCISE AUTHORITY BUT ITS ABILITY AS WELL TO COMMAND THE
THAT'S NOT A AND THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PUBLIC. STOOL OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF FURNITURE, WHAT THAT IS APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT IN THE 1990'S.
то
COMMUNITY. GOVERNMENT LOYALTY THREE LEGGED IS A SENSIBLE
MR FRED LI WAH-MING: MR PRESIDENT, THE BRITISH HAVE ALWAYS STRESSED THIS POINT, THAT IS, THEY ARE STILL FOURSQUARE BEHIND YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE. YET, WE'VE HEARD, AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, THAT AT THE NEGOTIATION TABLE THEY ARE NOW ON ΤΟ FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, AND THE NEW NINE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES; AND THE CHINESE SIDE HAS ALREADY GIVEN SUGGESTIONS TO THE NINE NEW ONES AND THAT DISCUSSION IS NOW UNDERWAY. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOUR SUGGESTIONS AS TO BROADENING THE FRANCHISE FOR THE NINE NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES IS NOW GONE, SO MY QUESTION IS HAVE YOUR PROPOSALS VANISHED, IT'S NO LONGER ON THE NEGOTIATION TABLE, THAT IS?
/GOVERNOR