AS
CAN WO
afeguard the freelor and
standard of life of our descendants.
If we
cannot find an
eptable formula for an independent Hong Kong under the
Chinese flag, then at the very least we must make sure that the
guarantees to be given by the present Chinese Government are
guaranteed also by an outside party, preferably the United
Nations, so that if these guarantees are broken at least the
world will know about it.
Freedom and democracy has never been achieved by waiting for it
to percolate through from above. The pressure for democracy
must come from the bottom up. It cannot be imposed from above,
and anyhow no Government is willing to give away its power to
the people without being exposed to considerable pressure
whatever lipservice is paid to the concept of democracy.
It is