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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1990

"THIS ROSTER

WILL

BE

INSTITUTED IN THE RESOURCES FOR OVERTIME CANNOT MEET SERVICE REQUIREMENTS,

IT WAS

THE

THAT EVENT

STAFF

T

SHE SAID.

INTRODUCE THE

BE

SUBJECT CONSULTED

MRS WONG ALSO SAID

то INTENTION EXTENDED PHARMACY SERVICE TO THE OTHER TWO REGIONAL HOSPITALS TO AVAILABILITY OF STAFF, AND THE STAFF CONCERNED WOULD ON THE ARRANGEMENTS IN DUE COURSE.

LEGCO BEGINS DEBATE ON POLITICAL SYSTEM

ON

SIXTEEN MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MOTION DEBATE THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TWO MEMBERS' MOTIONS WERE ON THE ORDER PAPER AND, AS THE CONTENT OF BOTH RELATED TO THE SAME SUBJECT, "FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG", THE COUNCIL BEGAN DEBATE ON THEM TOGETHER, AND THE DEBATE WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THE MOTIONS WERE IN THE NAMES OF THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE, AND THE HON JAMES MCGREGOR.

MR LEE LED OFF THE DEBATE BY MOVING HIS MOTION, WHICH 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, IN THE INTEREST OF HONG KONG, TO BE UNITED IN ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.

MR MCGREGOR WILL FORMALLY MOVE HIS MOTION TOMORROW.

IT READS: "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

THE MORE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MODEL FOR

BASIC LAW

THE BASED UPON 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 ΤΟ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR NO LESS THAN 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SEATS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED BY 1995."

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SIXTEEN MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK WHEN THE DEBATE CONTINUES

TOMORROW.

IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE PROTECTION OF NON-GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND THE LIMITATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

DEBATES ON THE TWO BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

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