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THAT LEGCO'S PRIMARY ROLE WAS TO EXAMINE BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. GIVEN THAT OURS WAS AN EXECUTIVE-LED GOVERNMENT, AND THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE SEPARATION OF EXCO AND LEGCO, IT SHOULD BE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO DECIDE WHETHER AND WHEN TO INTRODUCE BILLS INTO LEGCO.
5. MARTIN LEE CRITICISED BEIJING FOR USING NATIONALISTIC ARGUMENTS IN TRYING TO ERODE SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNOR'S PACKAGE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR ANY SPECULATION THAT THE PACKAGE WAS A CONSPIRACY BY THE WEST AGAINST CHINA. HE ALSO CRITICISED SOME LIBERALS FOR BOWING TO CHINA'S PRESSURE, SAYING THAT HE WOULD NOT WISH TO SEE THOSE STRIVING FOR DEMOCRACY FOR A LONG TIME TO MISCALCULATE THAT TAKING COMPROMISE LEVERAGE CAN SORT OUT THE PROBLEM'.
6. FRED LI (MEETING POINT) SAID HE BELIEVED A SMOOTH TRANSITION WAS VERY CRUCIAL TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE, AND THAT CONVERGENCE SHOULD BE BASED ON THE WISHES AND INTERESTS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE. JIMMY MCGREGOR SAID DISCUSSION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED NOT WITH A VIEW TO PLACATING CHINA, BUT TO SECURING WHAT WAS BEST FOR HONG KONG,
7. IN HIS REPLY, SCA POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS WERE IN LINE WITH THE BL, WERE IN THE LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF HONG KONG, AND WERE GOOD FOR STABILITY AND PROSPERITY. HE SAW NO REASON FOR WITHDRAWING THE PROPOSALS.
8. ALL THE LIBERALS PLUS THE INDEPENDENTS VOTED AGAINST THE MOTION. THE TWELVE CRC MEMBERS PRESENT, PLUS ELSIE TU, CHIM PUI-CHUNG AND TANG SIU-TONG, ABSTAINED. ONLY PHILIP WONG HIMSELF AND TAM YIU-CHUNG VOTED IN SUPPORT.
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