TNAG-1726-FCO40-2439-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 163

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Purely because our sovereignty must revert to China

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which can converge with the future and guarantee the

continuation of the present life-style.

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In view of this fundamental consideration,

if the rulers press on with political changes on which

public opinions are sharply divided just because they

are afraid of criticisms and attacks from the advocates,

this will really run counter to what a responsible

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administration should do. [ 디 Moreover, we have shown with.

the fact that most Hong Kong residents agree to the

principle of having directly elected seats in the Legislative Council, even though a few still disagree, the Administration shouldance the internal and external situations

as well as political factors and make a bold decision on the, timing and approach of introducing direct election

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system to cope with future developments. From this

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ether the assessment 25 and evaluation done by the Government are correct

really depends on the public response to the White Paper. In this regard, as I have pointed out, the public has already expressed its views through the independent opinion poll and our colleague, the Honourable Mrs. Rosanna TAM, has conducted a comprehensive survey

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in her Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. It—found Ki Aured wiicati that, even among the more idealistic young people,

the majority supports the conclusions of the White Paper and they have confidence in the Government, basing

on these analyses and observations, Though the White

Paper has been severely discredited by a few, I am

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