TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1990
LEGCO TO DEBATE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM
TWO MEMBERS' MOTIONS, ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG, ARE LISTED FOR DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
ONE WILL BE MOVED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE, AND THE OTHER BY THE HON JAMES MCGREGOR.
SEVENTEEN MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK TOMORROW, AND 16 WHEN THE DEBATE CONTINUES ON THURSDAY (MARCH 1).
MR LEE'S MOTION READS: **THAT THIS COUNCIL EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE OMELCO CONSENSUS HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED IN THE FORMULATION OF THE FUTURE POLITICAL MODEL BUT URGES THE COMMUNITY, THE INTEREST OF HONG KONG, TO BE UNITED IN ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.'
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MR MCGREGOR'S MOTION IS: "THAT THIS COUNCIL DEPLORES THE EXTREMELY UNDEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL PROPOSED FOR THE BASIC LAW AT THE RECENT MEETING OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE AND URGES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THEIR FUTURE AFTER 1997 BY ACCEPTING A MORE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL FOR THE BASIC LAW BASED UPON THE OMELCO CONSENSUS WHICH RECOMMENDS A FULLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE BY THE YEAR 2003, REFLECTING THE EXPRESSED WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG; AND URGES THE ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR NO LESS THAN 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SEATS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED BY 1995."
IN OTHER BUSINESS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL OF
FOUR QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER TWO BILLS,
THE BILLS ARE THE PROTECTION OF NON-GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND THE LIMITATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
IN ADDITION, THE HON HO SAI-CHU WILL SPEAK ON THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR JULY 1988 TO MARCH 1989.
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