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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1988

DID NOT EXPECT SIR DAVID ALSO REITERATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT

IN THE BVERY MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING WHITE PAPER.

"THE ORIGINAL MOTION OFFERS MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY ANY OF THE ISSUES TO WHICH IT REFERS.

TO DEBATE

"TO AMEND IT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO ONE PARTICULAR ASPECT 19, MY VIEW, BOTH UNNECESSARY AND UNCONSTRUCTIVE," HE SAID.

IN

OF INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK WHILE HE DID NOT QUESTION THE RIGHT

DEMOCRATIC THEIR MIND OPENLY AND FORCEFULLY, HE SAID THAT AS IN ANY SOCIETY THE VIEW OF THE MAJORITY MUST BE ACCEPTED AND RESPECTED.

THE

GOVERNMENT

HAD THAT

MADE AN SIR DAVID WENT ON TO SAY IRREVOCABLE COMMITMENT TO THE INTRODUCTION OF 10 DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1991, AND THE TIME HAD

AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY POSITIVELY LOOK FORWARD FORWARD IN HONG KONG'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.

TO THAT

ΤΟ

MAJOR

STEP

LOOKING BACKWARDS

OR

FORWARD LOOKING COMMUNITY

"HONG KONG HAS NOT BUILT ITS SUCCESS ON REGRETTING WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. WE ARE A IN A FORWARD LOOKING PLACE,

"

HE SAID.

"WE HAVE MUCH TO DO. WE HAVE NO TIME FOR REGRETS.

THE MOTION

MOVED BY SIR DAVID

YESTERDAY

HE

READ THAT "THIS

COUNCIL TAKES NOTE OF THE PLANS AND INTENTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PAPER".

·

WHITE

DOCUMENT DOES NOT REFLECT PEOPLE'S WISHES

THE

WHITE PAPER ON

то

FAILED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

MOTION BY THE CHIEF REFLECT THE TRUE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE, AND THE

THE HON DESMOND MEANINGLESS, SECRETARY CONCERNING THE DOCUMENT WAS LEE YU-TAI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR PAPER,

REPRESENTATIVE OF DEVELOPMENT "THE PAPER

SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE ON THE WHITE OF THE WHITE

TITLE GOVERNMENT: THE WAY FORWARD" DID NOT MATCH DECEPTION IN ITSELF.

THE

WHITE

LEE SAID THE

AND WAS A

CONTENTS

PAPER

WERE BUT

TOKEN

HE SAID THE CHANGES SET OUT THE GESTURES AND DID NOT PROVIDE FOR ANY REAL PROGRESS.

THE WHITE