HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 28 February 1990
香港立法局 —————— 一九九0年二月二十八日
Members' Motions
FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT: We will now consider Members'
motions. Mr. Allen LEE and Mr. Jimmy McGREGOR have given separate notices to move motions on the future political system in Hong Kong. The two motions have both been printed in the Order Paper.
The content of the two motions relates to a similar subject, in other words, it is cognate, to use the technical parliamentary term. Unless Members dissent, I intend that they should be debated together.
MR. ALLEN LEE moved the following motion:
"That this Council expresses disappointment that the OMELCO consensus has not been adopted in the formulation of the future political model but urges the community, in the interest of Hong Kong, to be united in its efforts to achieve a successful democratic system."
MR. ALLEN LEE: Sir, I move the motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
In all the years as a Member of this Council, I feel that this is the most difficult speech that I have ever made. I have decided that I must express myself without reservation and tell the Hong Kong people truly what I think.
In Hong Kong, we have never had any form of democracy until very recently. Our people have always been resigned to the fact that Hong Kong is a British colony and the Governor is always sent from London and he appoints his advisers as he wishes. No one has ever challenged the authority of the Governor. All this is fine as we enjoy all forms of freedom and our judicial independence provides absolute protection for our people who live within the boundaries of the law. Hong Kong has prospered and grown to become the miracle of the Orient. Were it not for the New Territories' lease, I believe the system would continue for some years. However, the fact is that by 1 July 1997, the lease will expire and the Chinese Government had no intention of renewing it.
As the socialist system practised in the mainland is so different from the capitalist system practised in Hong Kong, therefore through the Sino-Briitish negotiations, it was agreed by the two governments that Hong Kong would
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