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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 27 SEPT 1984, The best we could expect
says Chung
"Sir S Y Chung...said the draft agreement contained many points that
were welcome,.
It also contains more details than many people
expected, he said. It is a mutually binding agreement freely negotiated and entered into between two sovereign states".
all 15 elected members of the Urban Council said worries over the past two years among Hong Kong people over their future were over. They believe China will honour its commitments as stated in the 1997 accord in the years ahead".
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 28 SEPT 1984, Jubilation over public
response
'According to shipping magnate Sir Y K Pao, the Joint Declaration was much better than he had expected. I am very, very satisfied with it for it is very clear and detailed".
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 28 SEPT 1984, It's a red letter day as
papers welcome accord
"The Sino-British draft agreement on Hong Kong yesterday received almost unanimous approval from the press. The majority of papers said the draft was better than expected and the contents detailed
enough".
HONG KONG STANDARD, EDITORIAL, 28 SEPT 1984, Another look at the
agreement
The
"We grudge no one the pleasure which many in Hong Kong are taking in the successful conclusion of an agreement about our future. presistence and intelligence of the negotiators have deserved all the praise heaped upon them".
"We indicated in this space yesterday that the governments of both China and the UK have earned the approval given by reflective men and women to nations who disdain a false pride
...
we see no reason