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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 11

1940.

Legislative Council

(Continued from Page 1) "But submit that this was, and remains, the justification for the romination of members. And although the fundamental basis of the constitution of this Council has remained as it was up to date,

selves as italiuns, French, Dutch [be inevitable in a place like Hong or any ollier nationals but only as Kong. Americans!

"Whether or not it be true that for the Legislature, constitutional law required that the electors.

Fair Compromise

"In theory there is not much

between the

and enlarged with the progress at to those who own allegiance make a lot of difference. the times. Even In my own ther

nicmoty this Counell was en larged by the appointment of a Portuguese, And the number of Chinese members was increased from two to three.

restricted An in-

two

Its composition has been changed like the elected, must be confined difference

to methods. In practice 1t may For seems British Crown, it fairly obvious that any basis for on the bails of the 1931 census an electorate other than that of figures, under the latter, scheme, British subjects will involve tawhilst the Chinese choice of a cannot be Chinese candidate terminable argument site affected by the combined vates And yet even this

of the non-Chinese electors, the "In 1931 the census shows that electorale must involve

reverse is not true. It is con- the population of the Colony then congruity!

that. non-Chinese ceivable what poselblo boss nearly 850,000 of

"For on which Chinese

candidate receiving 100% of the formed

membera 97.7% can

elected Ly д

of elaimed electorate consisting 370,000 Chinese

votes of the non-Chinese electors some local birth including the inhabl- 73,000 persons claim to represent may be defeated by another non- candidate receiving the Lants of the New Territories and a community consisting of more Chinese

support of Chinese electors. the floating population. Of this than ten times this number?

therefore feel that the first number

01,000 only just over

and should ho method le fairer elalined to be British subjects.

adopted." The number of British subjects

wan the Some

I

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the Justices of the Peace, we do that it did not satisfy the aspira- Inhabitants of not hold our position by virtue tons of all the

mandate, direct or in- the Colony. It was impossible to direct, of any particular section devise any scheme of constitu- to the composition of the present of the community, this

tional reform to satisfy every- per- population or as to his exnet totni, fectly true. But we do conceive body: but the Unofficials felt that We can only proever on the Assumption that, whatever the lit our duty to represent

Interests

that members elected by n

10.88 p.m.Thorster Serenade". A Pro- stemme of Continuous Muste,

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the best heir proposal represented a fair

and acceptable compromise. of the Colony as A

how

Sir Man-kam said he was also badly whole. How well or we discharge

aware that the proposal did not duties is our matter of opinton. But to sug- appeal to those who demanded

that all members to the Legis gest th

topni electorate and pledged lative Council should be elected, discharge the mandate of this but he felt that it was more im- Legislative Council proposed in

this

stage to secure this mallon or the establishment fractional electorate can and will portant at

Municipal Council as set out represent the some substantial advance by a of a more adequately

measure of agreement in the proposals of Sic Mark 10 alick cut for Colony as a whole then nominated general

some Young and which have now been a proposition with then members is the

theoretical and as yet unattain-embodied in the draft Municipal which i profoundly disagree.

Council Bill. However, the pro- bern "It has also that nomluated members

total, the relative components re- mains roughly the same. Perhaps we should bear in mind that in the light of Malayan experience it is by no means certain that all the 61,000 odd Chinese British subjects will elect to go on to the electoral roll. And here I must re- mind Honourable members of the announcement made on behalf of His Majesty's Government on resumption of Civil Government in Hong Kong. The announcement began with this important state- ment:

Realistic Viow Demanded

an

Buggested able ideal,

ora

If this rug- MR. M. M. WATSON

frnced

Surprising Lack

Of Interest

Mr. M. M. Wotson, seconding the motion, emphasised that it

which was not one

had been

this

contained received the

Unofficial of the

posals

have

approval of bars

110

in this motion unanimous Mem- this Cou uf

and and there is hesitation on their part in re-

commending them to the public.

ди

"The chief reason that I per-

In proposing sonally

niteration of this Council rather than the setting up of a Municipal Council is that It appears to me

01

that is not

merely "yes-men". gestion were confined to the pin- would seat nominated members

Coun not waste the time of this ell by even referring to it. for "His Majesty's Government has

we should be content to leave it meins** under consideration the

to the judgment and fair sense of by which in Hong Kong, az elne-

But it were meant where in the Colonial Empire, the the public.

to apply to nominated members either lightly or idly proposed. inhabitants of the territory can be

Hon as a class I resent the suggestion "For many months past and at given & fuller and more respon- alble thare in the management of "5

unjustified slur on We many meetings of the Unoffelal to be the logical and safest course

the to

to pursue. Council.

COUTEC, distinguished Members of memory of all our Their own affairs."

who

this subject of the reform or moder-to say that there should not be of some form of Municipal Council, "There are two important im- predecessors

constitution plications in this statement. Whilst Council and gave of their best in nisation of the

discussed which may be a modification of en the one hand,

the interest of the public. That the Colony has been the people t

the last whom n fuller and more respon-the suggestion is a base enlumny Needless to say they have also the Urban Council, the creation

of which is referred to

to in the motion. sible share in the management of can be shown by a casual perusal discussed the matter with a large their own affairs is to be given of any of the Hansard reports of number of the residents of the paragraph of

The Municipal Council covered indead

Colony, say, the past 50 years. nre "the inhabitants or the ter-

my time-though new-{ ritory." not only British subjects even in

"As a result of such discussionsby the published Bill would con- sist of partly elected and partly the consultations or other

present comers to the Colony may not and sections of the com-

nominated members but this munity. the means, on the other, know this-the Press has made motion was brought forward and by which this object is to be references to the Mighty Glants laid on the table of this Council Council would continue to have only nominated members. at the public. of attained is to be on the basis of the past who dominated this for the consideration

least until further alterations their legendary "However there seems to were made.

ከ that Hong Kong is a part of the Council and to

to bo a somewhat surprising Colonial Empire.

4ghts against the Governmenti

A Danger lack of interest in the subject

"This seems to me to create a my view the

amongst the population general- realistic

due approach to this difficult quea- ly, which is perhaps

to source of danger if the views of tion of Legislative Council ro- the pressure of more absorbing the two Councils should on any

events. form is to recognize the funda-

particular subject differ, which mental basis of its constitution

particular I am quite they may well do when the res- to which i have alluded, and unable to and any definite trend ponsibility for the laws and the

with to introduce into its constitution of opinion for either the one or inanee would rest

this the other method of the forms Council, but the other would not element as a step in the right direction along which have been suggested, that be so burdened,

in is to say, the changes

the Its road of progress and evolu-

(Continued on Page 14)

tion.

"If the alternative sintem- pirted by this matlon is to be generally accepted, 2 much niace Fealistic view and accom. nodating, spirit than now exist- ing must be shown by all ad- vocates for constitutional re. form.

"The whole difficulty about an electorate at the Legislative Coun-

חויי

A

.now

elective

"Assuming that the electorate

all level is of course the fact that Hong Kong is not a homogeneous community. Hong Kong i trad- ing centre in which the majority to be confined to British sub-

THE HUNG |jects, residents think in terms of

two subsidiary questiona

whether their obligations and allegiance arise, namely

there should be any qualineation for

of the

nco to

their respective countries, rather the electors other than that of thus of their cuties to Hong Kong. residence. and

whether there

I

years ago

do

ot

In this respec am sorry shall be separate elections think that the position has ac-Chinese electors and tally ceteriorated. When I rst candidates by non-Chinese tack an active interest in publi

fors, or whether the same airs some 30

[should alert both, with a limita- thought morn

more in terms of Kong than they appear to

tion of seats to be held by each community.

Ay A 10 the first day. I hope a time will come when

to a the inhabitants will through local question, it seems to me

matter of details which though birth or naturalisation or obviously requiring consideration manent residence come to think

selfied without much act Orst

can be and for most us

difficulty. As regards the second Hong Kong citizens, and Hong question, the undesirable features Kong being their home will re-

and

sard the interests of Hong Kong of communal representation are

AS

their paramount

interests-

just as our American friends In America do not think of them-

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