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Mr. Martin LEE and Mr. Desmond LEE continued to speak on the original motion.

The President suspended the sitting at 6.45 p.m.

The Council resumed at 7.17 p.m.

Mr. LIU Lit-for, Mr. NGAI Shiu-kit, Mr. PANG Chun-hoi,

Mr. POON Chi-fai and Prof. POON Chung-kwong then spoke on the original motion.

Mr. SZETO Wah addressed the Council and moved the following amendment to the original motion:

"To add at the end of the motion the following

'but regrets the Government's decision to introduce only ten

directly elected Members into the Legislative Council in 1991 and to implement it by replacing the ten seats currently filled by indirect elections from the District Boards.'".

Question on the amendment to the original motion proposed.

Mr. Dr.

WONG PO-yan, Henrietta

Mr.

IP,

Stephen CHEONG, Mr. CHEUNG Yan-lung, Mrs. Selina CHOW, Mr. CHAN Ying-lun, Mrs. Rita FAN, Mrs. Pauline NG, Dr. Conrad LAM and Mr. Martin LEE spoke on the motion.

The President suspended the sitting at 9.04 p.m.

The Council resumed at

9.17 p.m.

Mr. Desmond LEE, Mr. Hilton CHEONG-LEEN, Prof. POON

Chung-kwong, Mr. Helmut SOHMEN, Mr. Andrew WONG and the Chief Secretary then spoke on the amendment.

Question on the amendment put and negatived.

Mr. TAI Chin-wah, Mr. SZETO Wah, Mrs. Rosanna TAM, Dr. Daniel TSE, Mr. Andrew WONG, Mr. LAU Wong-fat and Mr. Edward HO spoke on the original motion, and the Chief Secretary replied.

Question on the original motion put and agreed to.

VALEDICTORY

Attorney General, Mr. M.D. THOMAS,

On the

the occasion of the retirement from the Council of

the President and

the

Miss

Lydia DUNN made valedictory speeches.