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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988
WITNESS FOR HONG KONG LOOKS TO FUTURE
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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG
OFFICE OUTLINED THE MANY IN NEW YORK, MR JOSHUA LAW, YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY)
TAKEN TOWARDS A SMOOTH TRANSFER ΤΟ POSITIVE STEPS BEING
CHINESE
SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997.
"WITNESS FOR HONG KONG" BEFORE A
THE MEETING OF
NEW YORK
WAS SPEAKING AS A HE DISTINGUISHED GATHERING OF ATTORNEYS AT A COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION.
REACHED IN MR LAW SAID THAT AMONG THE MANY AGREEMENTS ALREADY
JOINT DECLARATION WERE
OF GATT, MEMBERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION, MEMBERSHIP OF THE
OF APPLICATION
RELEVENT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR AND
CONTINUED
CONVENTIONS.
ITS
IN DETAILING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC PROGRESS, MR LAW TOLD OF
WORLD'S NO. 1 CONTAINER PORT, FROBABLE EMERGENCE THIS YEAR AS THE
AS A
FOR U.S. IMPORTANCE ITS
EXPORTS AND THE TREMENDOUS, CONTINUING INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG BY U.S. COMPANIES.
GROWING
MARKET
OF THE COMPLETION OF THE BULK
THE LAND COMMISSION'S POLICY THE CHINESK, WORK WAS ALSO CITED BY MR LAW AS AN INDICATION OF HOW
SECURING HONG BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS WERE WORKING TOWARDS KONG'S FUTURE IN THE INTERESTS OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BUSINESS WITH THE TERRITORY.
-
-
AND DO
ARE
"THE VALUES, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS SO CHERISHED BY AMERICANS
PREPARATIONS FOR OUR
THE FUTURE INCLUDE EQUALLY VALUED BY US AND
# HE SAID. MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THEIR FUTURE MAINTENANCE,
AGREEMENT, HONG KONG WILL MR LAW POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE
AND EXERCISE CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER ITSELF, PASS ITS OWN LEGISLATION INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL POWER.
HE CONCLUDED: "WITH THE APPROACH OF 1997, MOTIVE FOR ALL CONCERNED TO WORK FOR FAITHFUL AGREEMENT.
THERE IS A STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
A MODERNISING CHINA, IN THE INTEREST OF THE
OF "THIS IS MANIFESTLY IN THE INTEREST WITH A REPUTATION TO DEFEND. IT IS EQUALLY BRITISH GOVERNMENT, IT IS ABOVE ALL IN THE INTEREST OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN HONG KONG.'
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