TNAG-1726-FCO40-2439-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 74

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On the additional functional constituency seats

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As for the ex-offici seats of Urban Councillors

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on the District Boards, we do not have diversed views. Most people think that the seats should not be deleted, but why it that the Government dogmatically decided to take the contrary decision?

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it likes! have supreme authority and will de as I like. What is noted in fact is whether there is divergence between the Government's decision and public opinion. divergence, what will be the consequences?

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Sir, with these remarks I support the amendments proposed by Mr, Martin Lee.

MRS, TAM

(in Cantonese)

Sir, in our daily lives, we may face a lot of preconceived concepts and misunderstandings, for example, when we talk about ideals and reality, when we

come to these two issues we may intuitively believe that ideals are good and that realities are bad, so people standing for ideals should be commended while people facing reality should be despised.

If we use such a standard to talk about personal lives, this may still be accepted, but if we use the same judgment in the political arena, this will be a

rena, great mistake.

The famous Western sociologist, Mr. Max Weber,

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has laid down three basic requirements for politicians. In addition to power of Judgment, he said that an ideal politician should also possess realistic passion and a sense of responsibility. What he mean by realistic passion is

will that this person would not blindly strive for some political ideals in total departure from the realistic world.

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for sense of responsibility, what he meant is that the person will not simply strive for his personal ideals regardless of others' opinion, and imposingly forces others to follow his own aspirations. The lack of realistic passion and sense of responsibilities are the two greatest crimes in the political

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