TNAG-2734-FCO40-3942-Hong-Kong-role-of-the-Legislative-Council-(LEGCO)-1993 — Page 106

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MR

SAYING HOWARD YOUNG: MR PRESIDENT, SIR, ALTHOUGH YOU ARE RIGHT IN THAT OVER THE LAST

HAVE EXPLAINED TO FORTNIGHT VARIOUS GROUPS

OF LEGISLATION OFFICIALS IN BEIJING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND NECESSITY

MAY NOT PASSED IN THE COUNCIL, I WOULD THINK THAT TIME CONSTRAINTS

THE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THESE TO VERY MINUTE DETAILS. SO WILL

THAT THERE IS A GOVERNMENT EXERT ALL EFFORTS TO ALSO MAKE CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN GAZETTING AND ACTUALLY INTRODUCING IN THE COUNCIL,

SHOULD AND THAT LEGALLY AND PROCEDURE-WISE IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT

OF TALKS COMMENCE AFTER GAZETTING, THEN THERE COULD BE EVEN GAZETTAL

WOULD TAKE INTO AMENDMENTS OR WHATEVER BEFORE INTRODUCTION THAT

CONCLUSIONS

ANY OF

NEGOTIATIONS ACCOUNT ANY REASONABLE AND FAIR BETWEEN GAZETTAL AND INTRODUCTION INTO THE COUNCIL?

THAT

RATHER

WE

GOVERNOR: WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR IN CONTACTS OVER RECENT WEEKS THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAZETTAL AND THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION. I THINK I'VE MADE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID WE STILL HOPE THAT THE PROBLEMS WHICH ALAS HAVE BECOME LARGER THAN SMALLER IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO, IF THOSE CAN BE RESOLVED, STILL HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE TALKS. THAT'S WHY I MADE THE REMARKS DID EARLIER ABOUT HAVING TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS REACHING A DECISION ON WHEN TO INTRODUCE THE LEGISLATION. OBVIOUSLY BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER

STILL FRIDAY WE'VE DEFERRED GAZETTAL DUT AFTER

HAVEN'T PROGRESS WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MADE, DESPITE THE FACT HAVE HAD NO PRE-CONDITIONS FOR TALKS.

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