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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993

MR THE

RONALD ARCULLI:

MR PRESIDENT.

GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR,

ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S DISCUSSION

PROPOSALS

HAS THERE

CONSTITUTIONAL THERE IS THE

SINCE BEEN

MUCH

FOR REFORM, WITHOUT REALLY PUTTING TOO FINE A POINT ON WHETHER MAJORITY OR MINORITY SUPPORT FOR THESE PROPOSALS, THERE IS TO SAY LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL BODY OF OPPOSITION AGAINST TWO ASPECTS, NAMELY THE WILL NINE NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND THE ELECTION COMMITTEE.

WILL BE THE GOVERNOR PERHAPS ADVISE THIS COUNCIL HOW THESE OPINIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT?

GOVERNOR:

IN

OBVIOUSLY

THOSE

HONOURABLE

THE

OWN

OF HONG

FUTURE.

BROAD-MINDED, OF VIEWS IN THE

THAT

OPINIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, JUST AS I'M SURE THE

WOULD MEMBER

HOPE THAT THE OPINIONS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORTED GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS ON THOSE MATTERS WOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, JUST AS I HOPE WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MANY THAT THE MEMBERS, NOT LEAST OF THIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WHO THINK

ENOUGH IN THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVEN'T GONE NEARLY FAR PROPOSALS ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD. I THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY MET THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE KONG FOR A GREATER SHARE

THEIR DETERMINING

VERY IF THERE ARE TALKS, WILL HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATORS, WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE BROAD SPECTRUM

I'M SURE THAT THE BRITISH TEAM, I'M SURE COMMUNITY. NEGOTIATING ON THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE TABLE, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE TEAM WHO ARE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WILL BE WELL AWARE TWO PARTICULAR OF THE FACT THAT WHEN THIS COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED THE ISSUES THAT THE HONOURABLE MEMBER REFERS TO, THE COUNCIL HAS WHOLE GIVEN A FAIRLY POSITIVE RESPONSE, BUT I STATE THE OBVIOUS WHEN I

BORN

THE SAY

FACT YESTERDAY AND I'M AWARE OF WASN'T I HONOURABLE MEMBER IS AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE PERHAPS RESERVATIONS

HEART THERE'RE AT THE THOSE TWO PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF MY PROPOSALS.

OF

WHEN POLITICAL DEBATE,

IT THE

ARGUMENT

COMES TO POLITICAL

DON'T THINK DISCUSSING THE PACKAGE, OR NEAR THE HEART OF IT AND I THERE'S ANY POINT IN BEING SECRETIVE ABOUT THAT.

THOSE MEMBERS

ON THE

THAT

THE

ABOUT

1

GOVERNOR,

IS

THE UNDERSTANDING

PEOPLE

MR K. K. FUNG (THROUGH INTERPRETER)

THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT,

BY THE FROM THE STATEMENT MADE HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GOVERNOR.

THAT IT SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE THREE BASES FOR THE TALKS,

DECLARATION, THEN JOINT

BASIC THE

LAW AND THEN ALSO SO MY REACHED BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN. AGREEMENTS

THAT IS JOINT QUESTION

THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE DEFINITE, TS

BLACK DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW AND IT'S CLEARLY WRITTEN DOWN IN AND WHITE. AND YET THE LAST ONE IS ACTUALLY VARIABLES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVEN DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES THAT'S KNOWN TO THE

ABOUT TALK

UNDERSTANDING OF HONG KONG, BUT MY QUESTION IS NOW YOU

THE INCLUDE

SEVEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN, DOES THAT

BEYOND LETTERS, NOW IF THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE SEVEN, OR IT GOES

INCLUDE THOSE SEVEN THOSE SEVEN, HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE AND IF THEY

AND YET LETTERS, NOW YOU DO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION COMMITTEE

MR GOVERNOR. PROPOSALS THERE DIFFER FROM YOUR PROPOSALS, SAY THAT THE SEVEN EXCHANGES ARE INCLUDED, DOES THAT MEAN HAVE RELINGUISHED OR ABANDONED YOUR OWN PROPOSAL IN THIS RESPECT?

THE

SO IF

THAT

YOU

YOU

/GOVERNOR: