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72506
MIPT: PAPERS FOR OD(K)
FOLLOWING IS DRAFT PAPER ON THE GOVERNOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
BEGINS
INTRODUCTION
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UNDER THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION
OF HONG KONG, THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ARE COMMITTED
TO ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997. AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS EXERCISE IS TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM
FEASIBLE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE 1997 AND OF
THAT WHICH WILL BE IN PLACE THEREAFTER. THE TRANSITION FROM THE
PRESENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO THAT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR) IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT.
THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM
2.
AT PRESENT THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, APPOINTED BY THE
QUEEN. MINISTERS HAVE ADOPTED THE PLANNING ASSUMPTION THAT A
RESIDENT BRITISH GOVERNOR, APPOINTED FROM LONDON, SHOULD BE
RETAINED UP TO 1997.
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FROM 1 JULY 1997, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT
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