JUN 09 '86 20:17 GIS HK
P.9
Given the understanding and sensitivity by the British and Chinese Governments on the concerns and aspirations of the Hong Kong people and the determination and commitment of the two signatory governments to implementing the Joint Declaration in both letter and spirit, we in Hong Kong are confident that we will succeed in maintaining Hong Kong's stability and prosperity for the benefit of not only oursleves in Hong Kong, but also the British and the Chinese peoples and the international business community of the world at large.
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*Foot Note: The three major proposals were
(1) that the Sino-British Agreement must be detailed and
binding and the Basic Law must be based on the Agreement, (2) that the people of Hong Kong should participate in the
drafting of the Basic Law and those sections relating to Hong Kong's internal affairs should be drafted in the territory and not amended except at the initiation of Hong Kong; and
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(3) that a committee of Chinese people of international
standing should be appointed by China to monitor and advise on the drafting, implementation and subsequent amendments to the Basic Law.
SIND