MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1984
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+CO-OPERATION, MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT ARE THE KEY FACTORS TO A SUCCESSFUL HONG KONG, CHINA,+ MR WONG SAID.
IN CONCLUSION, MR WONG SAID IN THE DAYS AHEAD, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES WOULD HAVE TO TRANSLATE THE AGREEMENT INTO REALITY.
+WHATEVER THE ODDS, WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO MAKE IT WORK, HE SAID.
MR WONG SUPPORTED THE MOTION.
HOW PEOPLE SHOULD HANDLE THE FUTURE
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WONG LAM
THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD HANDLE THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE BY MAKING PROPOSALS TO FOUR PARTIES, THE HON WONG LAM SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (MONDAY).
+ THE FIRST IS TO BOTH UK AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS JOINTLY; THE SECOND IS TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT; THE THIRD IS TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT; AND THE FOURTH IS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THEMSELVES, HE SAID WHEN SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION ENDORSING THE DRAFT AGREEMENT.
MR WONG SUGGESTED THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD ASK BOTH THE UK AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL THAT, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT COULD BE SUPPLEMENTED BY MEANS OF AN EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDUM WITH CERTAIN POINTS WHICH MIGHT EMERGE AS A RESULT OF POLITICAL CHANGES OR NEW DEVELOPMENTS SO LONG AS THEY WERE NOT CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT AND PRILE OF THE AGREEMENT.
+TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD ASK THAT. IN THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. IT SHOULD HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND TRY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO ACCEPT THE OPINION OF HONG KONG PEOPLE,+ HE SAID.
HE ALSO HOPED THAT IN DRAFTING THE BASIC LAW, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT COULD INVITE LEGAL EXPERTS FROM HONG KONG TO TAKE PART SO THAT THEY MIGHT MAKE THEIR CONTRIBUTION WITH THEIR RICH EXPERIENCE.
HE ADDED THAT, GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NON- INTERVENTION POLICY, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER INSTITUTIONAL ISING IT IF POSSIBLE.
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