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reform
to
an extent that might introduce
introduce instability
and
uncertainty
into the administration
of
the
territory.
In
this connexion,
it
is particularly
important that the people of Hong Kong should have
confidence in the system of government during the
period leading up the restoration of Hong Kong to
China in 1997,
to
Kong will
and in continuity after 1997 when Hong
a be Special Administrative Region of
the
People's Republic of China.
5.
The Government's objectives with regard to the
system of representative government
in Hong Kong are
therefore as follows:
(a)
that
it should
continue
to
evolve
to
suit Hong Kong's circumstances;
(b) that its development should be prudent
and gradual;
(c)
(a)
that any reforms should have the widest
possible support
as to command the
confidence of the community as a whole;
SO
and
that the system in place before 1997
should permit smooth
а
transition
in
1997 and a high degree of continuity
thereafter.
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