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MIPT: MR PATTEN'S CALLS IN SINGAPORE
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PRESS STATEMENT BY SENIOR MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW AFTER MEETING MR CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, GOVERNOR-DESIGNATE OF HONG KONG, ON 7 JULY 1992
MY VIEWS ON CHINA-HONG KONG RELATIONS ARE WELL KNOWN AND NEED
NOT BE REPEATED.
AS GOVERNOR, MR CHRIS PATTEN WILL HAVE TO RECONCILE FIRST, AUTONOMY OF HONG KONG IN MANAGING THEIR INTERNAL AFFAIRS WITH SECOND, THOSE INTERESTS OF CHINA AFTER 1997 WHICH CHINA CAN RIGHTLY CLAIM TO BE AFFECTED BY ANY PRESENT ACTION OR DECISION OF THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT.
MR PATTEN TOLD ME HE WILL LISTEN TO ALL GROUPS IN HONG KONG
BEFORE HE SETS OUT HIS POSITION IN OCTOBER AT THE LEGCO (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL).
I BELIEVE IN THE OBJECTIVES HE DECIDES UPON ARE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW, HE WILL HAVE FIRM GROUNDS TO GOVERN AND BUILD UPON DURING THE TRANSITION UP TO
1997. I SAID THAT THE BEST MEASURE OF HIS SUCCESS WILL BE THAT THE SYSTEM HE LEAVES BEHIND CONTINUES TO WORK WELL FOR HONG KONG BEYOND
1997.
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