CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION
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Similar suggestions have been made by people wishing for a smooth
transition. They have basically failed to understand the fact
that the existing Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong
Government to be installed after 1997 have similarity as well as
significant dissimilarity.
The similarity is of course that both governments will be known
as Hong Kong Government, with both a Legislative Council and an
Executive Council, whose members will also be known 48
Legislative and Executive Councillors. To make for smooth
transition, the number of seats will remain to be 60 before and
after 1997. Civil servants will continue to be employed under
the same conditions of service.
Dissimilarity
Major dissimilarities between the Government before and that
after 1997 are as follows:
1. The Hong Kong Government will reamin answerable to the rulers
of Britain until 1997. The Government of Hong Kong SAR will
(or will be espiombu to I
after 1997 answer to the Chinese Government.
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2. The present Legislative Council will be different from the
Legislative Council after 1997. The latter will be set up in
accordance with the Basic Law and the legislations will be
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