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The second thing: the important aspect of the proposals that we've put forward, which I hope the Honourable member will discuss in as open minded a way as possible, the important feature of those is not only that the ceiling is so much lower than under the present scheme but that the way the scheme is to be administered is completely different. You're talking about each job rather than sectors of industry. You're requiring an employer, in effect, to demonstrate that he can't fill the job in Hong Kong either through job-matching or by contacting our Employees Retraining Scheme, or in other ways. So, I hope that the Honourable member will look both at the details of the scheme as well as at the total numbers, though the total numbers are much smaller than are allowed in under the present scheme.
It is important that we get this right, and it is important, I think, that if we possibly can, we avoid having a great argument about something which matters of course, but isn't ultimately, in the long term, going to be the central factor in determining whether we go on producing jobs that are well-paid and decent for the people of this community.
President: Mr Lau.
Mr Lau Chin-shek (in Chinese): Thank you Mr President. Now, the figures are very simple and self-explanatory. You've got 5,000 under the Supplementary Scheme and so in 1996 we'll have a larger number of imported workers than we do have now. I think we must look at the effects on the workers and the work-force. And also, it seems that you are saying that this is only a suggestion and a decision will only be reached at the summit. But if a decision can't be reached at the summit, will you give LegCo the say? Or, will you leave it to members to put forward a private member's bill to veto our support for the project?
Governor: It is our obligation to give a lead and to try to carry this Council and the community with us, and that is what we will be trying to do. That is what executive led government is all about. But this Council has a mandate and a broader mandate than it has ever had before, to hold us to account, so I very much hope that we can convince this Council.