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MY TWO IPTS. GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF DRAFT PARAGRAPHS ON BASIC LAW.
BEINS.
1. THE JOINT DECLARATION RECORDS THE DECLARED BASIC POLICIES OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING HONG KONG. ANNEX OF THE
JOINT DECLARATION ELABORATES THESE POLICIES, WHICH WILL BE
STIPULATED IN A BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
2. BOTH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA ARE FIRMLY COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG AND TO ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997. BOTH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UP TO 1997, AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING THE BASIC LAW, HAVE AS THE IR STARTING POINT THE JOINT DECLARATION. BOTH GOVERNMENTS HAVE PLEDGED THEMSELVES TO CONSULT EXTENSIVELY WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IT MUST THEREFORE BE OBVIOUS THAT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS WILL AT ALL TIMES BE AWARE OF THE CONCERNS AND THE VIEWS OF EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. I AM CONFIDENT THAT ON THESE EXCELLENT FOUNDATIONS A FRAMEWORK OF ENDURING INSTITUTIONS ENABLING A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997; WILL BE
CONSTRUCTED.
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