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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1984
+HONG KONG WOULD BECOME PART OF CHINA AFTER 1997, AND CHINA WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT A GOVERNMENT LED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE TERRITORY PROSPEROUS AND STABLE,+ HE SAID,
IN STRIVING FOR A BASIC LAW CONFORMING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, MR YEUNG SAID THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG MUST UTILISE THE AVAILABLE CHANNELS TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS, AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF +HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING HONG KONG+ BY FACTS.
HE ALSO FELT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE BASIC LAW TO BE FORMULATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PUT THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE AT EASE.
+ITS FORMULATION MUST BE PARTICIPATED BY WELL-PLACED HONG KONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE BACKGROUND TO THE AGREEMENT, SO THAT PUBLIC OPINION CAN BE REFLECTED HONESTLY, HE SUGGESTED.
HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOW DOUBLE ITS EFFORTS IN TRAINING PEOPLE IN VARIOUS SECTORS (INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANTS), PARTICULARLY IN THE USE OF CHINESE, TO FIT INTO FUTURE POLITICAL OPERATIONS.
KIM CHAM URGES JOINT STATEMENT TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS
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CHINA AND BRITAIN SHOULD ISSUE A JOINT STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING SPECIFIC PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT, THE HON KIM CHAM SUGGESTED TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION ENDORSING THE DRAFT AGREEMENT.
+THIS WILL SERVE TO REMOVE ANY UNCERTAINTIES ARISING FROM THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DOCUMENT CARRYING WITH IT A COMMITMENT FROM BOTH GOVERNMENTS.+
HE SAID THE LATITUDE OF SAFEGUARDS PROVIDED BY THIS DIPLOMATIC INSTRUMENT WAS DESIGNED TO ANCHOR THE CONTINUOUS POSITION OF HONG KONG AS AN OPEN ECONOMY OF FREE ENTERPRISE AFTER 1997,
+VIEWING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, IT MAY BE SAID THAT THE WHITE PAPER FASHIONS A CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT SO AS TO MAKE THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVE, FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ELECTED LEGISLATURE.
/+IN PARALLEL,