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lively. Although the turn-out could have been higher, this
was a significant step in the democratic development of Hong
Kong. Now nearly two thirds of LegCo are directly or indirectly elected. There is a new vigour in the political
life of Hong Kong. A new relationship is evolving between
the Hong Kong Administration and the Legislature. of course
these changes have brought problems of their own. LegCo
itself is not the House of Commons, divided between
Government and opposition parties, and it will have to develop its own ways of ordering its affairs.
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The advent of a more democratic system in Hong Kong, on a basis sustainable beyond 1997, is a welcome if not always somfortable development. But we should not exaggerate the changes. The Government are determined to maintain a strong
and effective administration in Hong Kong. There is no question of passing executive power to Legco. Policy making
and the I will remain the function of the Governor and his Executive
I txeuntil Council, with the support of the Hong Kong Administration.
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people of Hong Kong.
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At the end of 1991, Hong Kong is better placed that
ever to face the future with confidence. Its economy is
growing again, profiting from its position at the centre of one of the fastest growing regions in the world. And As we
move into the second phase of the transition to 1997,
Britain and China have committed themselves afresh, at the
highest level, to working for the success of Hong Kong up to
and beyond 1997.
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