Job No. 166880
HANSARD/JUL14:12
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 14 July 1988
1923
However perfect the Basic Law will be when it is finally promulgated (which we certainly hope to be the case), it will only be as good as the government that we shall end up with. Unfortunately, how the Chief Executive will be chosen, and how the Legislative Council will be formed, both crucial to the shaping of our future government, remain unresolved in the draft. The chief reason for this was that even amongst the Hong Kong members of the drafting committee, no consensus could be reached. Furthermore, the Hong Kong community remains fragmented and even polarised in its views on the issues.
This is. Sir, in my view, a highly unsatisfactory and regrettable state of affairs. For if Hong Kong people do not agree and cannot put forward a unified concept, these important issues will be decided by others on our behalf.
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESENT: Mr. Ho, I am afraid I must interrupt you at this point because it is now 6 o'clock and under Standing Order 8(2) the Council nought How to adjourn.
CHIEF SECRETARY: Sir, with your consent, I move that Standing Order 8(2) should be suspended so as to allow the Council's business this afternoon to be concluded.
Question proposed, put and agreed to.
Mr. Edward Ho: Sir, I am hoping that our community can at least agree that the main objective when formulating the model of our future government should be that it will ensure the maintenance and futherance of prosperity and stability for Hong Kong.
Prosperity and stability are interactive: without stability, there will be no prosperity; without prosperity, there cannot be stability. Prosperity requires an effective and efficient government; and stability requires a government that is responsible and responsive to the needs of the community.
In order that the government shall be a responsible and responsive one, it ŝij necessary to gradually move towards a more and more democratic form of government.
Democratisation of our government should be welcomed by all as a natural progressive step towards a better society though there is divided opinion as to how quickly these steps should be taken.
On the other hand, it would be a fatal misconception that democracy should be used as a means to avoid intervention by the Chinese Central Government.
If Hong Kong remains prosperous and stable, the Chinese Central Government will have no reason to intervene in the affairs of the Hong Kong
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