TNAG-2734-FCO40-3942-Hong-Kong-role-of-the-Legislative-Council-(LEGCO)-1993 — Page 96

Questions in Legho

following Governor's statement (1217ark)

Rif: 6:5/2/7/171.

HKB 012/3

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

17 MAR 1993

REGISTRY

3C

D GIS 14

p.a.

Legla

28

PI

DESK OFFICER

1

INDEX

PA

Action Tekun

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1993

RESIDENT

GIVEN

DURING

EQUAL

:QUESTIONS WILL BE ALLOCATED ON HE SAME PASIS AS NORMAL QUESTION TIME, NAMELY PRIORITY WILL BE O THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE ASKED THE LEAST NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

WHERE MEMBERS HAVE OVERNOR'S QUESTION TIME UP TO THIS POINT.

SHOW OF HANDS WILL DECIDE. I WILL ASK FOR A RIORITY, SENIORITY

HANDS WILL NOT ACHIEVE AN EARLY SHOW OF EFORE EACH QUESTION. PRIORITY. THE MEMBER CONCERNED, MAY IF HE WISHES, ASK A SUPPLEMENTARY THE SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION FOR THE PURPOSE ONLY OF ELUCIDATION, BUT

INTO THE TIME SHOULD BE A SHORT, SINGLE QUESTION SO AS NOT TO CUT

THE GOVERNOR HAS TO LEAVE NOT LATER THAN 4.00PM. AVAILABLE,

HANDS:

SHOW OF

ļ

MR

SHIU-KIT

(THROUGH INTERPRETER):

MR PRESIDENT,

MR NGAI GOVERNOR. THE GOVERNOR HAS TOLD US THAT HE INTENDS TO GAZETTE THE ARRANGEMENTS AND IF THIS DECISION, THIS IS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL

TUAT MEAN THAT YOUR PROPOSALS WOULD BE THE BASIS SO WHAT YOU SAID, WOULD

IS THAT ACTUALLY BEING MADE A PRE-CONDITION? FOR NEGOTIATION. YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PRE-CONDITION; SO ARE YOU THEREFORE GOING AGAINST WHAT YOU HAVE SAID ACTUALLY?

ISUQUI

DRF-

AS I'VE NO,

I WANT TO ASSURE THE HONOURABLE MEMBER GOVERNOR:

OCTOBER.

UD HAVEN WAT SAID ON A LARGE MANY OF PREVIOUS CONDITIONS, EVER SINCE LAST T WE HAVE NO PRE-CONDITIONS WHATSOEVER FOR TA CONDITIONS, WE DON'T HAVE PRE-CONDITIONS TODAY, WE WON'T HAVE PRE- CONDITIONS IN THE FUTURE. IT IS NOT SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY BEEN THE RAISING BRITISH GOVERNMENT OR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUES WHICH MIGHT BE CHARACTERISED AS PRE-CONDITIONS FOR TALKS.

MR PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR, CONSIDERING THAT YOU ARE MR HENRY TANG: GAZETTING THE BILL THIS AFTERNOON, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THIS COUNCIL WHY YOU HAVE TO GAZETTE THE ENTIRE BILL, CAN IT NOT BE DONE IN PHASES, BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN ELEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT CONTENTIOUS WITH CHINESE AND CAN BE DONE EARLIER WHILE CERTAIN OTHER PHASES CAN BE DONE LATER, SUCH AS THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ARE DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS HAPPENS IN '94 AND THE OTHER '95. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THIS COUNCIL PLEASE?

FROM THE ONE'S IN

1