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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991

HK PEOPLE URGED TO TAKE PART IN POLITICAL PROCESS

SHAPING

TO

THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG CAN MAKE THEIR FULL CONTRIBUTION

ONLY IF FUTURE

THEY ACCEPT A PERSONAL THE TERRITORY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENTHUSIASTIC AND WELL-INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN THE

SECRETARY THE PROCESS, POLITICAL MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

FOR CONSTITUTIONAL

AFFAIRS, MA

OF

CEREMONY PROGRAMME JOINTLY MR SUEN WAS SPEAKING IN HONG KONG AT THE GRADUATION

OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFERED BY SHUE YAN COLLEGE AND THE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY USA.

HE

THE

VERY ENTHUSIASTIC SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO NOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF CANDIDATES IN THE FORTHCOMING DIRECT ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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CANDIDATES ENCOURAGING

NINE CONSTITUENCIES. *WE HAVE 54 CANDIDATES, CONTESTING IN REPRESENTS A RESPECTABLE FIGURE OF AN AVERAGE OF SIX CONTESTING TWO SEATS IN A CONSTITUENCY. THIS IS CERTAINLY

HE SAID. AND GIVES THE ELECTION A VERY GOOD START,

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"WE

ALSO NEED THE PUBLIC TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHT TO VOTE,

ADDED.

4 HE

"WE WANT THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BETTER REFLECT PUBLIC VIEWS AND ASPIRATIONS.

THE

MR

AS TO SUEN NOTED THAT THE QUESTION HAD OFTEN BEEN ASKED

го THE LEGISLATIVE

HOW

OF THE FIRST DIRECT THE SUCCESS COUNCIL COULD BE MEASURED.

ELECTION

A WARM "AN ACTIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 15 A GOOD BEGINNING. IT WOULD BE MOST ENCOURAGING IF THERE IS A GOOD TURNOUT OF VOTERS AND AND ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE ELECTION,

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HE SAID.

SMOOTH

HE ADDED THAT SUCCESS MUST ALSO BE MEASURED IN TERMS OF

WOULD THIS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ITSELF, OPERAT LON

AN EFFECTIVE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF WHETHER IT WAS SEEN TO BE

IN REFLECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE RFFICIENT FORUM KONG, WHETHER IT WAS FURTHERING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF KONG AND LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE'S INTEREST.

THE

BE

AND

PEOPLE

OF

HONG

HONG

די

AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL PASS THESE TESTS FIRST DIRECT ELECTION WILL PROVIDE THE FIRM FOUNDATION FOR US TO FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR DEMOCRATIC IF SAID.

AND

THAT

THE

MAKE

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INSTITUTIONS,

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