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THE GENUINE AND ENDURING HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY PROVIDED FOR HIN
THE JOINT DECLARATION. AM CONSIDERING THESE MISSUES THE BRITISH
SUNDE HAS PAMED PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS #
(A) THAT TO THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE GRADUAL AND (THAT DEPOT STOP ABRUPT CHANGES SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF MAINTAIN G
STABILITY AND PROSPERITY:
(B)
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THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE FOR THE BASIC LAW TO CONTAIN
SUFFICIENT FLEXWENLUITY SO THAT HONG KONG'S SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
CAN CONTINUE TO EVOLVE IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS, PARTHICULARLY OF THE YOUNGER, WELL-EDUCATED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;
(C) THAT, FOLLOWING FROM (B), THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
DEVELOPED HM SUCH A WAY THAT THE VIEWS OF ALL SECTORS OF THE
COMMUNITY ARE FAIRLY REPRESENTED, THUS ENABLING INT TO FUNCTION WITH
THE SUPPORT OF THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG:
(D) THAT THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD INCORPORATE ADEQUATE CHECKS
AND BALANCES BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE WHILE AT THE
SAME TIME PRESERVING A CO-OPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM:
(E)
THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE EMERGENCE OF ABLE LOCAL
LEADERS, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR POLİNTICAL PARTIMES AND
(F) THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION
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