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All of you got things off your chests, expressed your
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views, and took heed of and respect the various ideas. By doing so, you gave full play to collective wisdom by
joining forces and pooling the wisdom of the masses.
session.
All members attached great importance to this
They played an active part in the meetings and
took the floor one after another. Some members from Hong
Kong Region were so absorbed and occupied with the work
that they forgot all about food and sleep for the sake of
putting forward a proposal. Such an energetic and ardent
working attitude should be applauded. I believe that with
such a working spirit and such concerted efforts of all the
members, we will definitely be able to accomplish the glorious
task of drafting the Basic Law.
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During this session, we basically agreed on the
tentative plan of the general programmes and steps of the drafting of the Basic Law. Some members suggested that in
order to maintain the confidence of the Hong Kong compatriots
and the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, and to have a
smooth transference of the political power in future, it was
hoped that the discussion papers of the draft Basic Law or the
draft itself would be published earlier. Such a feeling is fully
understandable. The drafting of the Basic Law is to put down
the policies derived from the "one country, two systems" concept by provisions of the law. It is a creative task unprecedented
which requires in-depth investigation and study and wide
consultation of the view of all quarters. The draft of the
Basic Law must undergo serious and repeated discussions and
amendments to make it more comprehensive and complete.
Therefore, the task could not be accomplished in less than four to five years. Certainly, we have to work hard to
strive for an early accomplishment.
In the course of discussion, all of the members had
put forward many useful ideas and suggestions on the working
/method of