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(E) THE FORMULATION OF THE BASIC LAW MUST BE ACCEPTED BY HK PEOPLE AND ANY AMENDMENT TO THE BASIC LAW SHOULD BE PROPOSED BY HK PEOPLE
ONLY: AND
(F) WHILE WE AGREE THAT CHINA HAS THE RIGHT TO STATION TROOPS IN HK, PEKING SHOULD REFRAIN FROM EXERCISING SUCH A RIGHT IN VIEW OF THE TERRITORY'S SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
4.
THE ASSOCIATION OF POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL PROFESSORS OF HONG KONG
(A) INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEES NECESSARY ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION AND EDUCATION, AND IN CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC MATTERS:
(B) THE BEST WAY TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG IS TO MAKE THE TERRITORY FULLY SELF-GOVERNING AND LET IT KEEP ITS INTERNATIONAL FREE
PORT STATUS:
(C) BASIC LAWS FOR HONG KONG SHOULD BE DRAFTED BY LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. ANY FUTURE
AMENDMENTS SHOULD ALSO BE LEFT TO THEM.
MOOD OF HONG KONG
5. THERE IS GENERAL RELIEF THAT THE UNCERTAINTY THAT HAD SURROUNDED THE POSSIBILITY OF A UMELCO VISIT TO PEKING IS OVER, AND THAT THREE UMELCO MEMBERS HAVE GONE TO PEKING. ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE HAVE DECLINED TO RECOGNISE THIS AS A UMELCO DELEGATION', THAT IS HOW IT IS REGARDED LOCALLY: AND MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE THREE WILL IN EFFECT BE SPEAKING FOR HONG KONG.
5. THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A WORKING GROUP WAS BEING ESTABLISHED TO HELP THE NEGOTIATING TEAMS IN PEKING WAS ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY WELCOMED WITH ANALYSTS COMMENTING THAT THE TWO SIDES MUST BE VERY CLOSE TO AGREEMENT. ZHAO ZIYANG'S STATEMENT AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON 16 JUNE THAT THE TALKS MIGHT BE CONCLUDED IN SPETEMBER HAS BEEN TAKEN AS FURTHER INDICATING THAT THEY ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. THERE SEEMS A GENERAL ASSUMPTION THAT AN EARLY AGREEMENT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HONG KONG, IF ONLY TO DISPEL UNCERTAINTY: THOUGH THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE 'FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW TAKES A SHARPLY DIFFERENT VIEW, ARGUING THAT NO AGREEMENT WOULD BE BETTER THAN A BAD AGREEMENT.
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