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Third, whilst people have faith in Chairman Deng and the present leadership, people are concerned that the future policy of China may change and that future leaders may revert to "extreme left" policies. They may not
recognise the "one-country-two-systems" policy and renege on the promise that the existing systems in Hong Kong will remain unchanged for fifty years.
As we are Unofficial Members of the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative councils, the people of Hong Kong have high expectations about our meetings with Chairman Deng and other Chinese leaders in Beijing. We are conscious of our
responsibility. We are concerned with the overall interest of Hong Kong so that it would continue to remain prosperous and stable. We will not, therefore, raise for discussion on this occasion, individual sectional issues such as land ownership and dual nationality, vital though they are. Our proposals are also not made for our own personal interests. We have carefully studied the views expressed by all classes of Hong Kong society in the last 10 months. We have thought through what would be necessary to maintain the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong before and after 1997, under the principle of the soveriegnty of Hong Kong being returned to China in 1997. We will express our views frankly and honestly. We have three main recommendations:-
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To maintain prosperity, confidence must
be maintained. In order to maintain
confidence, the Agreement between the two Governments of China and Britain
must be found acceptable by the people of Hong Kong (especially by investors and professionals). The reaction to, and the success or failure of, the