(3) LAND LEASES.
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MOST RESPONDENTS CONSIDERED THAT THE LAND LEASE ARRANGEMENTS REFLECTED THE WISHES OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE. MORE CONSIDERED
VIEWS ON LAND LEASE ARRANGEMENTS WERE RECEIVED. THESE VIEWS CAME
MAINLY FROM DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SOME
WRITERS POINTED OUT THE LACK OF CLARITY IN SOME PARTS OF ANNEX 111.
(4) MONETARY SYSTEM.
QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HONG KONG'S EXCHANGE FUND AND HONG KONG'S RESERVES. QUESTIONS WERE ALSO
ASKED ON THE BACK-UP FOR THE ISSUE OF HK SAR CURRENCIES AND
WHETHER OTHER CURRENCIES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CIRCULATE IN THE
HK SAR. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT MONETARY POLICY SHOULD BE ENSHRINED
IN THE BASIC LAW TO PROTECT THE CONVERTIBILITY OF HONG KONG CURRENCY.
(5) NATIONALITY, TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, IMMIGRATION.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT ADMITTING IMMIGRANTS FROM HONG KONG WOULD
ATTRACT EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS AND CAPITAL AND WOULD BE OF
BENEFIT TO THE COUNTRIES ALLOWING SUCH IMMIGRANTS.
THERE WAS CONCERN OVER THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA.
(6) SHIPPING.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE HOLDING CERTIFICATES OF
COMPETENCY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN EMPLOYMENT ON ERITISH
SHIPS AFTER 1997.
(7) THE USE OF LANGUAGE.
SOME URGED THAT CHINESE LANGUAGE SHOULD BECOME PART OF THE
JUDICIARY PROCESS.
(8) CIVIL SERVICE.
THERE WERE CONTINUED CALLS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS TO BE GIVEN OPTION
EITHER TO SERVE AFTER 1997 OR TO RETIRE ON FULL PENSION BEFORE IT.
(9) BASIC LAW.
IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE BASIC LAW SHOULD CONTAIN DETAILED
PROVISIONS ON THE POWERS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND THE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OF THE LEGISLATURE.
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