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¡NT HAS ALSO KEPT FIRMLY AN
MIND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING A STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF SUSTAMMING
THE GENUINE AND ENDURING HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY PROVIDED FOR HIN
THE JOINT DECLARATION. VIN CONSIDERNING THESE MISSUES THE BRATHISH
SLIDE HAS PARD 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
ABRUPT CHANGES SHOULD BE AVOIDED, IN THE INTERESTS OF MAN T Auto IN G STABILITY AND PROSPERITY:
(B) THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE FOR THE BASING LAW TO CONTAIN SUFFROKENT FLEXIBILITY 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 IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE VIEWS OF ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE FAMALY REPRESENTED, THUS ENABLING IT 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 THME PRESERWING A CO-OPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM:
(E)
THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE EMERGENCE OF ABLE LOCAL LEADERS, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR POLINTUICAL PARTIES AND
(F) THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION BY COMPETENT AND IMPARTIAL PUBLIC SERVANTS WITH A SIGNIFICANT SAY
THE EXECUTIVE DEC}&SION-MAKHING PROCESS.''
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