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+ IN THIS RESPECT, HONG KONG MAY, APART FROM UTILISING ITS OWN RESOURCES, ACT AS A GUIDE AND BRIDGE USING THE CONNECTIONS WHICH IT HAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE WORLD OVER THE LAST 20 TO 30 YEARS,+ HE SUGGESTED.
+THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUCCESSES MADE BY LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WILL SURELY BE BIGGER THAN THEIR OWN RESOURCES CAN POSSIBLY PRODUCE.+
COMMENTING ON THE FEAR THAT THIS ESSENTIALLY SOUND AGREEMENT+ MIGHT NOT BE FULLY REALISED AND FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED, MR WONG SAID: +IN MY OPINION, JUDGING FROM THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND FROM CHINA'S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES
SINCE 1979, I BELIEVE THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT WILL BE FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED BY BOTH GOVERNMENTS, AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR OVER-ANXIETY.
+AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF ANXIETY AND INSTABILITY, IT IS NOW TIME FOR US TO CLEAR OUR MINDS AND TO SEEK A BETTER FUTURE BY MAINTAINING, SENSIBLY AND CALMLY, THE PERSEVERANCE ALWAYS SHOWN BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
+WE DO NOT NEED SENSATIONAL SLOGANS, BUT WE MUST HAVE STEADFAST DETERMINATION AND EVERYONE MUST TRY HIS BEST IN ALL SPHERES TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND ENHANCE ITS PROSPERITY, HE SAID.
TIME FOR WISE JUDGEMENT, BILL BROWN SAYS
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THE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER ON THE DRAFT SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT HAS BEEN WHETHER WE ARE COMMENDING IT TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG BECAUSE WE REALLY BELIEVE IT TO BE ACCEPTABLE OR WHETHER WE ARE COMMENDING IT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THERE IS NO OPTION TO DO OTHERWISE, THE HON W.C.L. BROWN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
MR BROWN WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE MOTION ENDORSING THE DRAFT AGREEMENT, WHICH HE SUPPORTED.
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*THIS HISTORIC DOCUMENT AND WHATEVER ONE'S VIEWS OF ITS CONTENTS THE WORD HISTORIC IS SURELY A MOST DESERVED DESCRIPTION THIS HISTORIC DOCUMENT IS REMARKABLE BOTH FOR ITS DETAIL AND ITS HONESTY, + MR BROWN SAID.
+IN THIS LATTER CONTEXT I REFER TO THE QUITE EXPLICIT REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO REALISTIC POSSIBILITY OF AMENDING ITS TEXT, AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE IN FACT FACED WITH A HOBSON'S CHOICE OF EITHER ACCEPTING IT OR REJECTING IT.
/+IN REALITY *******