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HONG

DR CHIU BELIEVED THAT IF AND WHEN AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY OF KONG PEOPLE SPOKE IN A LOUD AND CLEAR VOICE IN FAVOUR OF DIRECT ELECTION, THE CONSTITUTION SHOULD BE DEVELOPED ALONG THAT DIRECTION.

"I BELIEVE THAT THE WISHES OF HONG KONG PEOPLE SHALL BE RESPECTED GENUINELY," HE SAID.

MEDICAL

MEANWHILE, DR CHIU MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE VIEWS OF THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY WERE STILL BEING COLLECTED AND WOULD BE REFLECTED AT A LATER STAGE.

THE

PRESENT SYSTEM WORKING WELL

HON THOMAS CLYDESDALE

SAID

TODAY

(THURSDAY)

THAT

HONG

IS WORKING VERY WELL AND SHOULD ONLY BE KONG'S EXISTING SYSTEM ALTERED TO THE EXTENT THAT WAS COMPLETELY NECESSARY.

DEBATE ON THE

SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE

THE GREEN PAPER, MR CLYDESDALE SAID HE DID NOT EXPRESS ANY OPINION ON ELECTIONS DURING THE DEBATE BECAUSE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT

HIS DETAILED SURVEY ΤΟ OBTAIN CONSTITUENCY WAS PRESENTLY ENGAGED IN A MEMBERS' VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER.

BASIS OF THE

"I CAN HOWEVER MAKE SOME GENERAL REMARKS ON THE WORK DONE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WITHIN MY CONSTITUENCY," HE SAID.

HE SAID THAT MOST BUSINESSMEN

TOWARDS FURTHER

CHANGING AN

BY

CERTAINLY FAVOURED A STEP

ESTABLISHED SUCCESSFUL STEP APPROACH

WITHIN WHICH POLITICS HAD NOT ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT BEEN ALLOWED TO DOMINATE OR FRUSTRATE PROGRESS.

EXECUTIVE-LED DEVELOPMENT RETAINED,

MANY BELIEVED THAT THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF the SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH HAD GUIDED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WITH OUTSTANDING SUCCESS FOR THE LAST FEW DECADES SHOULD BE HE SAID.

OF SUPPORT EXISTS "IF IT TRANSPIRES THAT A SUBSTANTIAL LEVEL

BELIEVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF DIRECT ELECTIONS, I

WOULD AGREE THAT POLITICS THAT THE BULK OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE NO PLACE IN AN SAR GOVERNMENT OR INDeed THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESENT

ADMINISTRATION BEFORE

IN

1997,"

HE SAID.

/HE ADDED

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