TNAG-1286-FCO40-16372-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong.-Part-2-of-2-1984 — Page 107

Sir,

Speech by the Chief Secretary

in the Legislative Council on 2 August 1984

INTRODUCTION

This debate has been timely. It is important

that both the Government and the public at large should

be aware of the present state of Members' thinking on

the proposals in the Green Paper on the Further Develop-

ment of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Their

thoughtful comments will be taken fully into account when

the White Paper comes to be drafted for submission to

Executive Council for advice and I hope that this debate

will encourage those members of the community who have

not yet expressed their views on the Green Paper to do

so now.

2. As Dr. HỌ Kam-fai, Mrs. Rita Fan and several other

Members have stressed, it is most important that as

many people as possible speak up on the proposals in the

Green Paper and that on this occasion we do not have a

"silent majority". To this end, the Government has been

doing its utmost to stimulate public discussion and debate

on the proposals and will continue to do so.

145,000 copies of the Green Paper have been distributed.

To date,

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