TNAG-1727-FCO40-2440-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 214

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today, it is very clearly stated that Hong Kong has evolved over the years a system of government which differs from those elsewhere in the world

Hong Kongs stability and prosperity owes much to consistent policies and prudent development. What is more important is that during the period leading up to 1997, the people of Hong Kong have confidence that this system of government will continue after

Suce 1997. [Let me state things from an objective angle, the drafting of the basic law slanted in July 19854, we have the need for Hong Kong's political development to converge with the Basic Law, and the need for the first SAR, Government to retain the people now working in the Hong Kong Government, the Legislature and the Judiciary, and that the only thing necessary is to select a thief Executive. Such are no longer academic questions and are real needs. However, in considering whether there should be direct elections to the

Legislative Council in 1988, I have only taken into consideration

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monitors. [The information given by the survey Office repor shows that the majority of people feel that before 1907, chers should be directly elected members to the Legislative Council and

Part the difference is in timing, and are two paragraph 13.28 of the survey office report & sentains the above inforations are the different council and boards. At the Legislative Council, Urban Council and district

on these issues. Boards, a lot of members have spoken and there are people who

otare 24 direct elections in 1988 and there are those who are against as the

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of the by members at various councils and boards on the troducing dinnet whole thing and of course in the debate and the results the debate

pr elections in 1988 are

are equally divider. But they are all well thought can very clearly show is the very well thought out, arguments, but put arguments the quantity only, we will feel that the views are-

actually very equally divided I have listened to my colleagues in this Council and they have criticised one point, that is, many of the submissions are in fact, in preferinted forms and very

may often they might have been organised. and Therefore when we lock into these submissions we will have to distinguish very clearly how many in fact were in fact on pre-printed forms and how many in fact New First, regarding group submissions

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