TNAG-1331-FCO40-1758-Future-of-Hong-Kong-test-of-the-acceptability-of-the-Joint-D-1984 — Page 308

VIEWS EXPRESSED BY REPRESENTATIVE BODIES

(A) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

3.5

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 28 SEPTEMBER, MEMBERS OF

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PROMULGATED THEIR STAND. SIR S.Y. CHUNG MADE AN OPEN STATEMENT DESCRIBING TO THE GENERAL

PUBLIC WHY THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENDORSED

THE DRAFT AGREEMENT AND COMMENDED IT TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG

KONG.

(B) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

3.6

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HELD TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS

ON 15 AND 16 OCTOBER 1984 RESPECTIVELY TO DEBATE THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT. THE HONOURABLE R.H. LOBO MOVED A MOTION WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS :

''THAT THIS COUNCIL ENDORSES THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND COMMENDS IT

TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

ALL BUT TWO MEMBERS SUPPORTED THE MOTION.

(C) URBAN COUNCIL

3.7

ON 9 OCTOBER, THE URBAN COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING

RESOLVED :-

''THAT THIS COUNCIL WELCOMES THE DRAFT

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN. AND NORTHERN

IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE FUTURE OF HONG

KONG.**

TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION:

ONE ABSTAINED.

(D) HEUNG YEE KUK

3.8

THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK AT A SPECIAL

MEETING ON 16 OCTOBER PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION :-

''THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK APPEALS

TO THE NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT

THE DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UK AND PRC

GOVERNMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.'

-18-

SECRET

- (TRANSLATION)

*

ICE)

-