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THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1988

"BY THE TIME THAT THIS SESSION IS COMPLETED, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE SHALL HAVE ESTABLISHED A RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED

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INTO LAW, SIR DAVID SAID,

HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT THESE STATISTICS TOLD ONLY A FRACTION OF THE REAL STORY.

"THEY DO NOT REVEAL THE VERY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND WORK MEMBERS HAVE PUT INTO SCRUTINISING LEGISLATION IN AD HOC GROUPS; IN MONITORING GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN OMELCO PANELS; AND IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE," SIR DAVID SAID.

HE SAID THAT BOTH THE STATISTICS AND THE UNDERLYING REALITY DEMONSTRATED THE IMMENSE EFFORTS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MADE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, DRAFT LEGISLATION PASSED DOWN THE COUNCIL FOR ENACTMENT WAS OFTEN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED.

FURTHERMORE, THE GOVERNOR ADDED, CONSTRUCTIVE MONITORING THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES COULD, AND DID,

CONTRIBUTE MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES WHICH REFLECTED THE ASPIRATIONS OF COMMUNITY.

"AT THE END OF THE LIFE OF THIS COUNCIL, I MEMBERS SHOULD RIGHTLY FEEL PROUD OF THE WAY IN HELPED TO MAKE OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WORK TO COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

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DAVID SAID HE

IN ADDITION TO THANKING MEMBERS GENERALLY, SIR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIAL MENTION OF THOSE APPOINTED MEMBERS WHO WOULD SOON HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TERMS.

NOTING THAT ALL SUCH APPOINTED MEMBERS HAD SERVED HONG KONG AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITH DISTINCTION, ENERGY AND DEDICATION, HE SAID THAT SOME HAD SERVED THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNCIL FOR UP TO 12 YEARS.

"THE COMMUNITY HAS REASON TO BE GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE, SIR DAVID SAID.

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"THEY HAVE SERVED US WELL. I THANK THEM ALL MOST WARMLY.

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HE SAID THERE MIGHT ALSO BE SOME ELECTED MEMBERS THE INEVITABLE VAGARIES OF THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM, WOULD NOT OCTOBER.

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