TNAG-1726-FCO40-2439-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 72

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and mislead the general public.

At the moment, the Draft

Basic Law has not yet been promulgated and the consultation

period has not yet begun. Even the Standing Committee of

this scenari the National People's Congress cannot rule this out, not to say the Government of Hong Kong.

The draft of the Basic Law will be promulgated in

1990 and we have two more years to go. Before it is promulgated if it is decided that direct election in 1991 does not breach the convergence theory then the decision to

introduce it in 1988 will not breach it either. If we

decide that direct elections in 1988 is against the convergence theory then direct elections in 1991 will also

How-down be a breach of the convergence theory, and in the White Paper

A thirinR. they talks about direct elections in 1991 and It, destroys its

own convergence theory.

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contained duties

There are people who have supported the convergence theory vehemently. If they abide by their principles and stand by their beliefs they should at this point, when the Basic Law has not been promulgated, reject the decision of the White Paper introduce direct elections in 1991, otherwise the convergence theory proclaimed is nothing but a smokescreen and sheer nonsence.

Even though I am not in favour, I

do wish to hear such proclamations because I do admire people

· who can abide by their principles and stand by their beliefs even though we may differ in our views.

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Let's take another look.. The evolutionary theory

That

of the White Paper is a case of lamenting the cow insight and ignoring the goat one cannot see. In the White Paper, it is said that Hong Kong's representative Government should be gradual and any changes should help towards smooth transition, and there will be inevitable changes. However, we must be able to maintain a high degree of continuity a

tinuity and we should have

peepi a government that is familiar to Hong Kong and that will be most beneficial to Hong Kong's society. || What is meant by

Which

inevitable changes? According to the Joint Declaration, the legislature should be constituted by election. And what is

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