CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION

Translation

Cutting from Wen Wei Po (Saturday 11 January 1992)

BLT FOR

Governor = f. i. pl.

لميع

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APS 15/1

The Government of Hong Kong before and after 1997 Foot)

-Lo Tak-shing

んじ

ا عليه

Feo,

It goes without saying that the smooth transition of Hong Kong to

SAR beyond 1997 is a matter of great concern to China, Hong Kong

and Britain.

It is for this reason that it is a matter of great urgency that

all feasible means must be explored to see to it that smooth

transition will become reality.

Sono

по

?

corperation?

It

was

earlier suggested in

воде quarters that China's

recognition of the OMELCO in Hong Kong will facilitate the

transition. This suggestion is unacceptable, however. The

reason is simple. It is for the Chinese Government to set up the

future SAR Government in accordance with the Basic Law after

1997, not for the British Governemnt to set it up before 1997.

New Wine in Old Bottles

There has been another view expressed that both the Chinese and

the British Governments should produce a corp of administrators

with the right kind of experience and potential and give them the

authority and responsibility of adminstering Hong Kong within the

governmental structure before 1997, in order that they will be sufficiently prepared, both psychologically and in terms of real exposure, to contribute to the political transition and continue

serve in Hong Kong beyond 1997. This suggestion is nothing

to

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