WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994
QUESTION:
ANY DON'T YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BAD RELATION BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND
THE GOVERNMENT?
WISH
CS: NO. DON'T BE TOTALLY NEGATIVE. I HAVE DRAWN ATTENTION IN MY SPEECH TO THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN A VERY
AND STATESMAN-LIKE PRODUCTIVE WAY WITH MEMBERS. WE HAVE ACCEPTED MANY OF MEMBERS' PROPOSALS.
MENTIONED, I
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT OF THE TOTAL
OF NUMBER MOTION DEBATES, THERE WERE ONLY A FEW WHERE THE GOVERNMENT FELT UNABLE TO ACCEPT MEMBERS' SUGGESTIONS. So, THERE ARE GROUNDS FOR A PARTNERSHIP AND I SIMPLY JUST STRESS THAT CONSTRUCTIVE
WE
ΤΟ BUILD ON A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS ONLY ON THAT BASIS
WE THAT
CAN GET THROUGH THE WORK THAT WE
THIS SET OURSELVES IN LEGISLATIVE YEAR. I HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CONCENTRATE ON THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS. I THINK MY SPEECH IS INTENDED THE ONE HAND TO DRAW ATTENTION TO LEGITIMATE CONCERNS WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE WHILST ACKNOWLEDGING AT THE SAME TIME MEMBERS' RIGHT TO CRITICISE. BUT I EMPHASISE AGAIN CRITICISMS MUST BE CONSTRUCTIVE IF THEY ARE TO BE EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU.
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LBGCO MEMBERS NOT PAY MUCH HEED TO POLICY STATEMENTS
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAD NOT SEEMED TO PAY MUCH HEED TO THE POLICY STATEMENTS.
SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD PUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS IN PRODUCING THE POLICY STATEMENTS WHICH COVERED A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER HER SPEECH IN THE DEBATE ON THE MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE WISHED FOR A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH.
"I DO EMPHASISE THAT IN THE COMING YEAR, WE DO WISH то ESTABLISH A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND I BELIEVE THAT ON THAT UNDERSTANDING, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER EXTREMELY WELL IN ENSURING THAT THE PROGRAMME THAT WE HAVE SBT OURSELVES FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED, SHE SAID.
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IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION ABOUT LEGCO MEMBERS' CRITICISMS, MRS CHAN SAID SHE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED MEMBERS' RIGHT TO CRITICISE.
"WE WELCOME CRITICISMS BUT CRITICISMS HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE. TOTALLY NEGATIVE CRITICISMS DO NOT RESULT IN ANY TANGIBLE RESULTS. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY HAVE A VERY DEMORALISING EFFECT ON CIVIL SERVANTS, SHE SAID.
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