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(A) THE PROVISIONS IN ARTICLE 3 AND ANNEX OF THE JOINT DECLARATION
ABOUT THE BASIC POLICIES OF THE PRC REGARDING HONG KONG.
(B) ARTICLE 4 OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, WHICH STATES THAT, DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG WITH THE OBJECT OF MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING ITS ECONOMIC AND SOCHAL STABILITY SEMICOLON AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRC WILL GIVE ITS CO-OPERATION IN THIS CONNECTION, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DISCHARGE THIS OBLIGATION UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG RETAINS TS FULL AUTHORITY. THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETAIN #TS FULL AUTHORITY UNLESS IT REMAINS RESPONSIVE TO THE EVOLUTION OF OPINION IN HONG KONG, ON CONSTITUTIONAL AS WELL
AS OTHER ISSUES.
6. TAKING EACH ELEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN TURN (THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE/ THE EXECUTIVE/THE LEGISLATURE) THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WILL ARISE
IN ACHIEVING CONVERGENCE.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
7. THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ARE AT PRESENT APPOINTED BY HMG. ACCORDING TO THE JOINT DECLARATION THE CHIEY EXECUTIVE MUST BE SELECTED BY ELECT HON OR CONSULTATIONS HELD LOCALLY AND BE APPOINTED BY THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT''. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE METHODS OF ACHIEVING THIS, INCLUDING:
(A) BY CONTESTED DIRECT ELECT MON AMONG ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
ON THE BASIS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
(B) BY ELECTION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, IF NECESSARY AFTER CONSULTATION AMONG THEM, ON A SHORT LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FROM WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATURE.
(C) BY CONSULTATION, FOLLOWED IF NECESSARY BY ELECTION, BY SOME
OTHER ELECTORAL COLLEGE TO PROVIDE A WIDER BASIS FOR THE ELECTION (REFERRED TO BELOW AS THE CONSULTATIVE COLLEGE). FOR EXAMPLE, SUCH A COLLEGE MIGHT BE COMPOSED OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF BODIES NOW FORMING THE CONSULTATIVE COLLEGES FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES IN THE EXISTING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER TERRITORY-WIDE BODIES COMPOSED OF LOCAL INHABITANTS AS DEFINED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION, INCLUDING ALL ORGANISATIONS OF
STANDING IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS THE CHAIRMEN OF TUNG WAH,
PO LEUNG KUK, HEUNG YEE KUK, THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION, ETC.
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