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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1989

EMPHASIS ON TWO SYSTEMS IMPORTANT: GOVERNOR

THE EMPHASIS ON THE TWO SYSTEMS IDEA IS A VERY IMPORTANT FOR HONG KONG, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY

THING

(WEDNESDAY),

SIR DAVID MADE THE REMARKS WHEN ASKED IF HE THOUGHT THE SPEECH

BY THE CHINESE YESTERDAY

COMMUNIST PARTY GENERAL SECRETARY. MR JIANG ZEMIN, WOULD HELP RESTORE HONG KONG PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE FUTURE.

то SPEAKING

IN THE

REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE BREAKTHROUGH CEREMONY OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL. THE GOVERNOR SAID ALTHOUGH HE HAD NOT READ THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE SPEECH, HE HAD NOTICED THAT MADE A NUMBER OF POINTS. ONE OF WHICH WAS THE EMPHASIS SYSTEMS IDEA.

MR JIANG ON THE TWO

"WE HAVE OUR OWN SYSTEM. WE HAVE OUR OWN FREEDOMS. OUR OWN LAWS WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. HE SAID.

TH

SEE.

OUR

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"THAT'S WHAT I THINK MOST PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WOULD

WITH A FREEDOMS ROTIL

AND THOSE FREEDOMS USED RESPONSIBILITY.' SIR DAVID SAID.

LIKE SENSE

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OF

ASKED

THAT HONG KONG ACTIVITIES, THE GREAT ATTACH

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HE THOUGHT OF MR JIANG'S WARNING WHAT MIGHT BE A BASE FOR ANTI-COMMUNIST AND ANTI-CHINESE

"WE HERE IN SAID: GOVERNOR

HONG KONG PRIZE AND IMPORTANCE TO OUR OWN FREEDOMS UNDER OUR OWN LEGAL SYSTEM.

USED

"WE DON'T WISH. WE DON'T INTEND THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BE AS A BASE FOR SURVERSION, WE DO INTEND THAT OUR OWN FREEDOMS SHOULD BE PRESERVED." SIR DAVID SAID.

SAID PROJECT,

TURNING TO THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL PROJECT. THE GOVERNOR THAT IN ADDITION TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE IT SHOULD ALSO BE REMEMBERED THAT IT INVOLVED AN IMMENSE GOVERNMENT WORK OUTSIDE THE TUNNEL WORTH ABOUT $3.4 BILLION.

AMOUNT OF

AND GOVERNMENT BUILDING

"SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH PRIVATE SECTOR CO-OPERATION. BUT ABOVE ALL IT SHOWS THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF HONG KONG FOR THE FUTURE.

SIR DAVID SAID.

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