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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987.

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HK FUTURE HINGES ON DIRECT ELECTION: LEE

LEE, TODAY (THURSDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HON MARTIN

I9 WARNED THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THAT WHETHER OR NOT DIRECT ELECTION

WOULD MAKE

BREAK FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INTRODUCED IN 1988 TERRITORY.

OR

PAPER, MR LEE WHETHER TO TAKE PRESENT COLONIAL CERTAIN FAILURE OR

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION ON THE GREEN SAID THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG HAD TO DECIDE NOW THE "APPARENTLY BROAD AND EASY ROAD" BY KEEPING THE SET-UP,

KNOWING THAT AT THE END OF THE ROAD WAS TO TAKE THE "NARROW AND BUMPY ROAD" WHICH WOULD LEAD TO A HIGH OF AUTONOMY IN THE GOVERNMENT AND A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS POLICY.

DEGREE OF THE

LETHARGY

A VOTE IN

THEIR POLITICAL HE URGED THE PEOPLE TO WAKE UP FROM AND TAKE THEIR FUTURE IN THEIR OWN HANDS BY DEMANDING FOR THE 1988 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION.

THE MEMBERS OF PER CENT FROM COLLEGES;

MR LEE SUGGESTED THAT BY 1988, 25 PER CENT OF THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE RETURNED BY DIRECT ELECTION; 25 FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES; 25 PER CENT FROM ELECTORAL THE REMAINING 25 PER CENT TO CONSIST OF APPOINTED MEMBERS.

WITH

BUT A MEANS HE EXPLAINED THAT DIRECT ELECTION WAS NOT AN END

SUCCESSFULLY THE POLICY TO AN END. THE ULTIMATE AIM IS TO IMPLEMENT OF ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS, HE ADDED.

TO KEEP THE MAINLAND SOCIALIST A HIGH DEGREE

"IN ORDER TO DO THAT," HE SAID. "IT IS NECESSARY HONG KONG SAR CAPITALIST SYSTEM SEPARATE FROM THE SYSTEM. AND TO ACHIEVE THAT, THE SAR GOVERNMENT NEEDS OF AUTONOMY WHICH HAS BEEN PROMISED TO US IN THE JOINT DECLARATION."

ACTUALLY EXERCISE

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE KEY QUESTION WAS THE SAR GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY.

COULD

OF

HOW TO ENSURE THAT THAT HIGH

OF DEGREE

"THE FUTURE SAR HIS ANSWER WAS THIS:

GOVERNMENT NEEDS THE

AND THE SUPPORT

THE

IT MANDATE FROM

PEOPLE

GOVERNS. IT

IS HONG KONG WILL BE THEREFORE VITAL TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE PEOPLE OF

AND IF THEY GIVEN A VOTE SO THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN LEADERS.

INTO OFFICE DO NOT PROTECT FIND THAT THE PEOPLE THEY HAVE ELECTED

NOT WILL

RETURN THEM INTO OFFICE FOR THEIR INTERESTS, THEN THEY ANOTHER TERM.'

[

IS

OF DIRECT ELECTION IN MR LEE ADMITTED THAT THE INTRODUCTION

OBJECT. ABOVE

"BUT IT

A 1988 COULD NOT IN ITSELF ACHIEVE NECESSARY FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?" HE SAID.

THE

/IN EXPLAINING