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Statement by Hilton Cheong-Leen, Chairman, Urban Council, at the Urban Council Meeting
on Tuesday, April 3, 1984
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Most members of this Council, I am sure, will
support the views of Legislative Council members that before
any agreement on the future of Hong Kong is ratified by the
British and Chinese Governments, the proposals in such an
agreement should be found to be acceptable to Hong Kong
people. This process should include heeding the views
expressed not only in the Legislative Council but also in the
Urban Council as well. I am sure that through such a
consultative process, the end result would be the building of
an even greater measure of confidence among our 5.5 million
people in our long term future. Meantime an early joint
statement of agreement on broad principles by China and
Britain will be most welcome by Hong Kong people.
Another subject of considerable interest to the
Council is of course the Government's proposal to set up a
second council, similar to the Urban Council, in the New
Territories.
But rather than say too much more on both of these
subjects, I would like to look to another very important date
a date of enormous significance not only to Hong Kong but
to the people of the whole world -- and that is the advent of
the year 2001 on the Western calendar.
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