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could also usefully echo the Governor's commitment
to go no further than the community itself.
(b)
Mention of the responsibilities of HKG/HMG to
respect the fact that the people's loyalties (and,
therefore, their own obligations) are to Hong Kong
and to Chinese society, rather than to Britain.
respect of Hong Kong is a
"British" policy in
convenient shorthand but
a misnomer.
The
significance of this is not purely semantic.
Community support will remain divided until attacks
by the CPG on "British" policy are properly
recognised as assaults on legitimate Hong Kong
interests.
of
(c) Recognition
the responsibilities
difficulties facing LegCo members.
and
As well as helping to forge a bond with members,
this would underline HKG's
commitment to LegCo's
role as final arbiter (which is missing from the
text and needs to be included).
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