they should not divert their energy to picking bones with the
Green Paper. To the public, I request that they should all
register, choose and vote for the best candidates who will work
not for personal interests, but for the interest of the community
as a whole.
To protect the freedoms which my Colleagues recently spoke about, it is important that legislative and executive powers
do not fall into the same hands. The 3 powers of democracy, i.e., legislative, executive and judiciary, should all be independent to
prevent abuse. This is the reason why in the Ching dynasty mandarins heading a district who have all these 3 powers were called the "family destroying district commissioners" (P
↑).
In the second half of the 19th century, Britain had
already begun the process of converting its English speaking dominions into a commonwealth of freely associated nations. World War II accelerated the disintegration of colonial empires and Britain rapidly extended her decolonialization policy to Asian colonies, beginning with India, Pakistan and continued to Ghana, British West Indies, etc. The post-war statements made in the United Nations by British and Chinese governments on Hong Kong sealed its fate and this "legacy of history" was left with a handful of British colonies which did not become independent. this turning point in the history of Hong Kong it is unrealistic to have "Great Expectations", indeed it could be dangerous thinking.
At
It is worth noting that the former British colonies which became independent countries adopted forms of government based more or less closely on the British model. From the standpoint of constitutional democracy, this is one of the most promising developments of the post-war period. From historical track records, Britain has not left any former colony in political and economic ruins but has tried her best to educate the people and hand over a stable government before making an honourable retreat,
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