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no need for Members indirectly elected from fistrict Boards because they would be from the grassroot
as well. This simplification cannot be further
from the truth. Firstly, Members from District Boards are not necessarily from the grassroot and
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I fail to see how anyone can draw such a conclusion
their regarding direct elections.
It may be that fear that direct elections would bring about some changes
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to the make-up of the Council, Some voices from the grassroot; But it does not make much sense
to project that paranoia as reason for supporting the elimination of the District Board based seats.
Sir, with all that has been said
and done, I wish to draw an example to conclude my
Some people may want to see a good film
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at its premiere even if it means the midnight show.
Some wish to see it on a later day and some may deliberately plan to see it on the last day but their basic desire
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We want democracy and the lifestyles we are used
to in Hong Kong because we want Hong Kong to prosper and to be a just and fair society. That desire, I believe, is shared by all of us here, regardless
whether one is a conservative, a democrat or an
extremist. If the general attitude of this Council
is to despise and hit out at anyone who advocates democracy, irrespective of the approaches and methods
being used, then I think this will be the saddest
moment in the history of Hong Kong.
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Sir, with these observations,
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