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period up to 1997 is that Hong Kong's system of should be able to evolve
representative government
gradually and progressively from the present system, in
a manner
the commands that
full
people of Hong Kong,
confidence of
the
ensures that government remains
both responsive and effective and provides for a smooth transfer of government in 1997 and a high degree of
continuity thereafter.
G.F. 316
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