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5. THE STRUCTURE ENVISAGED ABOVE IS BASED ON THE SEPARATION OF THE
EXECUTIVE, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY. BUT THE POSITION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE ABOVE THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE
AND JUDICIAL-AUTHORITIES. THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE
SIMILAR TO THE PRESENT GOVERNOR : HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE BOTH TO
HONG KONG PEOPLE AND TO THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT. THE
CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS THE ONLY MEANS OF
ENSURING A HIGH DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT, AND MAINTAI-
NING THE FREE MARKET ECONOMY OF HONG KONG. THE ELEVATED POSITION OF
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENSURES THAT HE WILL NOT BE A TOOL OF THE BIG
CAPITALIST GROUPS. THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL ALSO AVOID THE UNDESIRABLE
CONSEQUENCES OF A POPULARLY ELECTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WHO WILL BE
BOUND TO HAND OUT ''FREE-LUNCHES TO PLEASE HIS CONSTITUENTS. AN
EFFECTIVE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM WILL ENSURE EFFICENT ADMINISTRATION
AND WILL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES. THE
PRESENT SYSTEM OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS A GOOD SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT
THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCES OF THE
COKMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NEEDS, AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE
RETAINED AND STRENGTHENED.
POLITICAL PARTHES
6. THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG IS NOT RIPE FOR POLITICAL PARTIES. THE CAPITALIST CLASS IS NOT POLITICALLY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FORM
A COHERENT, DISCIPLINED AND ORGANIZED POLITICAL PARTY. THUS,
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTY POLITICS IN HONG KONG WILL MERELY GIVE
RISE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL POLITICAL GROUPS WHICH ARE LOOSELY
OPGANIZED, WITHOUT POPULAR BASE AND WITHOUT POLITICAL CADRES OF
VARIOUS RANKS. THESE GROUPS WILL EXERT THEIR INFLUENCE BY MAKING
USE OF THE MASS MEDIA TO ESTABLSIH THEIR OWN FEARLESS'' AND
''DEMOCRATIC'' IMAGE. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENDLESS CONTENTION ON ALL
ISSUE, AND VICIOUS COMPETITION. TO GAIN POPULARITY, THEY WILL MOBILIZE THE LOWER-PAID TO ACT AGAINST THE HONG KONG SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES, AND WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO INCREASED EXPENDITURE ON WELFARE AND UNCONTROLLED EXPANSION OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. THESE WILL LEAD TO POLITICAL CHANGES AND ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES. THUS, THE ADOPTION OF THE WESTERN PARLIAMENTARY, PARTY-POLITICS SYSTEM WILL FRIGHTEN AWAY CAPITALISTS, AND END UP WITH
PEKING HAVING TO STEP IN.
CONCLUSION
7. HONG KONG PEOPLE RULING HONG KONG'' IS A DEMOCRATIC AUTHORITY
GRANTED BY PEKING TO HONG KONG PEOPLE. IN EXERCIZING THIS AUTHORITY, HONG KONG PEOPLE MUST KNOW THEIR LIMITS, WHICH APE
(A) NOTHING MUST BE DONE WHICH WILL IMPINGE ON THE SOVEREIGNTY
EXERCIZED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND ON CHINA'S TERRITORIAL
INTEGRITY: AND
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CONFIDENTIAL
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