1 carefully the consequences of continuing that campaign.
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Sir, I do not question the motives of
the young people involved but it is a fact that the
lc. 5 press pictures of demonstrations outside this Chamber
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and no one, Sir, inside or outside this Chamber,
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know for sure what effect these pictures will have
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on the image of Hong Kong overseas.
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The second theme that has emerged
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from the debate is that the development of representative government will not stop in 1991. As I have explained, there will be room to increase the directly elected
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addition, by 1991, the Basic Law will have been promulgated
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SAR Government will be known.
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As the White Paper explains, we
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shall need to take account of the provisions of the Basic Law in further developing our system of government
if we are to ensure a smooth transition in 1997.
Major issues remain to be resolved, such as the relationship between the Executive and Legislative Councils, and
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of the Basic Law. Sir, the drafting of the Basic
Law is a matter for the Chinese Government, but that
Government's intention to consult the people of Hong Kong is most welcome and I hope that the public will respond to that invitation with the same enthusiasm
with which they have responded to the Green Paper on
the Development of Representative Government.
I would now like, Sir, to turn
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