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England asked our honourable colleagues, Allan Lee and Selina Chow, whether Hong Kong was still a safe place to invest in and to visit. I have had similar experience and perhaps some of our honourable colleagues did too. If some politicians continue their out of context, over dramatised criticism, if a very small group of people continue to demonstrate and burn
te the White Paper, and if some media continue emphasise the
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! dramatic acts of the 500-odd demonstrators but chose to ignore
million the silent pursuit for livelihood of 5,000,000 tranquility-
loving people, they will be very successful in scaring away - foreign investors, traders and visitors. Perhaps we shall be
looking at a dying economy long before we even smell the
death of democracy.
I am most respectful of those who are determined to strive for democracy. I am even sympathetic to their relative
impatience. I am saddened, however, that they may be overcome by too much emotion and enthusiasm and unknowingly defeat the purpose of their cause
Sir, I must therefore humbly ask that they also
think of the damage they may be causing before they next talk
or act for what they think they are achieving. Politics has always been a most insignificant part of Hong Kong people's lives. Please let Hong Kong stay peaceful; please let
Hong Kong live.
With these remarks, sir, I support the motion.
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