TNAG-1454-FCO40-1976-Hong-Kong-oath-taken-by-members-of-Executive-and-Legislative-1986 — Page 26

Sir,

UMELCO

DRAFT SPEECH BY HON CHAN KAM CHUEN, OBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 25.6.1986

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Oaths and Declarations (Amendment) Bill 1986

Declarations

You may recall that when the Oaths and

(Amendment) Bill 1985 was debated in this Council in May 1985, I

abstained from voting on the Bill. The reasons for my abstention were set out in my speech delivered in this Council

this Council on 15 May

1985.

As a matter of principle, I shall also abstain from

voting on the Oaths and Declarations (Amendment) Bill 1986 for

future Members of the Executive Council.

UMELCO