TNAG-2449-FCO40-3565-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 70

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2688

OF 120734Z NOVEMBER 92

CONFIDENTIAL

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INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING, HKGO LONDON

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OUR TELNO 2674 : CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT : LEGCO MOTION DEBATE (11 NOV)

SUMMARY

1.

CHRISTINE LOH'S MOTION AS AMENDED BY MCGREGOR WAS CARRIED (32 FOR, 21 AGAINST). CHIM PUI-CHUNG'S AMENDMENT WAS DEFEATED (19 FOR, 32 AGAINST, 1 ABSTENTION). THE OTHER TWO AMENDMENTS WERE WITHDRAWN AFTER VOTING ON THE MCGREGOR'S AND CHIM'S AMENDMENTS.

DETAIL

2.

AFTER 6 HOURS OF DEBATE, THE MOTION BY CHRISTINE LOH AS AMENDED BY MCGREGOR WAS CARRIED WITH THE FOLLOWING VOTING PATTERN:

GROUPS

FOR

AGAINST

UD HK

13

MEETING POINT

4

INDEPENDENTS

11

HKDF

1

ADPL

1

CRC

16

DAB

1

(TAM)

OFFICIAL MEMBERS

2

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1

==

32

==

21

3. WE DECIDED THAT THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS SHOULD VOTE AGAINST CHIM PUI-CHUNG'S AMENDMENT AS IT QUALIFIED THE PRINCIPLE OF ACCEPTABILITY TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG BY ADDING THE WORD 'REALISTIC' IN FRONT OF THE WORD 'ACCEPTABILITY'.

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