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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
DEVELOPMENT ALONG DEMOCRATIC LINES FORESEEN
THE BASIC LAW FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE TERRITORY CAN PROSPER, IN PEACE AND STABILITY, THE HON NELLIE FONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM, MRS FONG SAID SHE WAS GLAD THE DRAFTING STAGE WAS OVER NOW, AS PEOPLE COULD FOCUS THEIR MINDS ONCE MORE ON BUILDING HONG KONG, AND THE BASIC LAW FORESAW A CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT FOR HONG KONG ALONG DEMOCRATIC LINES, SHE SAID.
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THE CHANGES AS FORESEEN WILL BE GRADUAL. I SEE NO THE CHANGE TO BE DISRUPTIVE."
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OPPORTUNITY FREEDOM TO
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG REALLY WANTED WAS THE TO RETAIN THE LIFESTYLE THEY HAD GROWN ACCUSTOMED TRAVEL AND TO TRADE.
"WE WANT A HONG KONG THAT ENCOURAGES BUSINESS AND FOSTERS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH BUSINESS CAN PROSPER
WE WANT A HONG KONG THAT CONTINUES TO BE A RECOGNISED CENTRE OF CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA,
* MRS FONG SAID.
"THESE THINGS ARE DESCRIBED BY THE BASIC LAW; BUT THEY CANNOT BE GUARANTEED BY ANY PIECE OF PAPER. THEY CAN ONLY ВЕ ATTAINED, BY DETERMINATION, BY GOOD AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONS WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS AND WITH THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP.
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CALLING FOR UNITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HONG KONG. MRS FONG SAID WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CHERISH OUR VALUES OF FREEDOM, OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND FREE TRADE, AND WORK DILIGENTLY FOR OUR FUTURE STABILITY.
SHE ALSO APPEALED ΤΟ THOSE WHO HAD THE ABILITY AND THE INCLINATION TO LEAVE TO RECONSIDER, AND THOSE WHO HAD LEFT ΤΟ RETURN TO HELP BUILD THIS CITY.
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