TNAG-1726-FCO40-2439-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 71

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what, there will not be changes to the White Paper and it will

be implemented.

Since we neither welcome nor have the

chance to object to the White Paper, perhaps we can at least

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express our regret. We have five million people in Hong Kong. How many of them are disatisfied with the White Paper?

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When we look at the signatures supporting direct elections in

1988 we have the number 200,000: They are angry. Legislative Councillors should reflect public opinion and it is their responsibility to do so. To use the word "regret to reflect their anger, we do feel that we have not discharged our duties faithfully. In our debate on the Green Paper, I refuted arguments against direct elections in 1988. They include

the economic prosperity theory, civic education theory, noncompliance with the Joint Declaration theory, convergence theory, evolution theory, effeciency theory, and evaluation

and so on. theory, and non-acceptance of democracy against communism etc.,.

Las In the White Paper they have only taken up the convergence

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has theory and the evolutionary theory, and they have created

10 divergence theory. In 1991 we will have ten elected seats and other decisions regarding the political system. That in fact goes to show that the convergence theory and the evolutionary theory fact are contradictory. Let us

11 take a look at the modified convergence theory in the White Paper. The White Paper says the Government has noted that all the options in the latest draft of the Basic Law concerning the election of the future legislature include elements of

direct elections. This is a lie. I am a member of the Basic Law Drafting Committee and I have participated in the full board committee of the Basic Law Drafting Committee and also meetings of the sub-group on political structure and I know

exactly what is happening. Not all scenarios include direct 32 election One of the scenario in fact advocates a 100% per cent

election by functional constituency. I against this scenario. However, before the promulgation of the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Government has no right to rule out this

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Neither should they cover up this proposal and lie

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