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Government will take careful note of points raised in
those debates and will consider if these call for any
changes to be made in the terms of the draft Order
(which must of course be consistent with the Joint
Declaration and the Hong Kong Act) before it is
re-presented for approval.
3.
Her Majesty's Government hope that the
widest possible consideration will now be given to
the proposals in the draft Order both in Hong Kong
and in the United Kingdom.
Accordingly they have
arranged for this White Paper to be published
simultaneously in Hong Kong. They intend to allow
ample time for the public to make known their views
before initiating the first debates in both Houses.
To assist the process of public consideration
paragraphs 4 to 7 outline the background to the
provisions which the draft Order will put into
effect, and paragraphs 8 to 33 provide a commentary
on the draft Order itself.