TNAG-1727-FCO40-2440-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 163

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Many of those who argue that the Government is

wrong in not introducing direct elections in 1988 seem to

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be unwilling to accept that there is a very real division

of views as to whether

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direct elections should be

introduced in 1988 or later. But this division of views

is a fact. When members of this Council debated the Green

<= Paper; 18 were for direct elections in 1988 and 18

against; in the debates or discussions held in the

Municipal Councils, 19 members were for and 9 against; on

District Boards, 121 members were for and 123 against.

These debates and discussions were held in public and were

recorded. Individual submissions to the Survey Office

showed that some 39,000 people were in favour of

introducing direct elections in 1988 and some 91,000

people were against. Of the group submissions, 229 were

for and 352 against. The two AGB McNair surveys showed,

respectively, 15% for, 190 against in the first survey and

120 for, 210 against in the second survey. . Other

territory-wide, random sample surveys showed a range of

results, generally in favour of 1988 on balance, while

signature campaigns were almost all in favour of 1988.

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No one can claim that these statistics were made

up by the Government, and no reasonable person can argue

that the results do not represent a division of views.