17-MAR-1993 18:14
HK GOVERNMENT HOUSE
852 521 1868
P.05
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QUESTION (REUTERS):
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MR LU YOU SAID THAT CHINA WILL START MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR NEW GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997. COULD YOU TELL US EXACTLY WHAT PREPARATIONS YOU HAVE IN MIND AND CAN YOU FORESEE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CHINA MIGHT WANT TO TAKE BACK HONG KONG BEFORE 1997.
DIRECTOR:
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TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WE SHOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE STARTED PREPARATIONS LONG TIME AGO. WE ARE NOT SAYING THAT RE HAVE STARTED OUR PREPARATIONS. WHAT WE ARE SAYING NOW IS HOW TO MAKE PREPARATIONS IN THE ABSENCE OF CO-OPERATION FROM THE BRITISH SIDE. WELL, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR PREPARATIONS IN STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW. WE HAVE TO FOR EXAMPLE MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR HOW TO FORM THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SAR AND OF COURSE, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. OUR WORK WILL INCLUDE HOW TO ELECT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SAR FROM HONG KONG BY THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE. WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER HOW TO FORM THE FIRST GOVERNMENT, THE FIRST LEGISLATURE IN HONG KONG. SINCE THE BRITISH SIDE OPPOSES THE PRINCIPLE OF CONVERGENCE SO SURELY WE HAVE TO ORGANISE THE FIRST LEGISLATURE AFTER 1997 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW, FOR THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR EXAMPLES WHICH WILL PROVE THAT WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF PREPARATIONS. WE WILL MAKE THESE PREPARATIONS.
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FIRST CONSIDERATION IS HOW TO CAREFULLY IMPLEMENT THE CONCEPT OF 'ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS'. WE HAVE TO EXTENSIVELY SOLICIT THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT AFTER 1997 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS BASIC LAW HONG KONG WILL BE RUN BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND KONG WILL ENJOY A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY.
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FOR WHETHER CHINA WILL RECOVER HONG KONG BEFORE 1997 THINK WE WILL ACT IN STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE SINO-BRITISH DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. NEEDLESS TO SAY BOTH CHINA AND BRITAIN SHOULD ABIDE BY THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE BRITISH SIDE TO UNDERMINE THE JOINT DECLARATION.
AS FAR AS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED STRICTLY ABIDE BY THE JOINT DECLARATION.
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