WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1992
GOVERNOR OUTLINES POLICY PRINCIPLES
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY} OUTLINED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES WILL BE BASED.
IN HIS FIRST POLICY ADDRESS, OPENING THE 1992/93 LEGCO SESSION, MR PATTEN SAID THESE PRINCIPLES WERE:
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FIRST, WE MUST CONTINUE TO GENERATE THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS THAT HAS MADE HONG KONG ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD: GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO BUSINESS WILL REMAIN ONE OF MINIMUM INTERFERENCE AND MAXIMUM SUPPORT;
SECONDLY, WE MUST LEAVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FREE TO RUN THEIR OWN LIVES, WHILE PROVIDING PROPER HELP FOR THOSE WHO OFTEN THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN ARE IN GENUINE NEED;
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THIRDLY, WE MUST GUARANTEE THE RULE OF LAW, WITH AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY ENFORCING LAWS DEMOCRATICALLY ENACTED, AND WITH CRIME AND CORRUPTION UNDER UNREMITTING ATTACK;
FOURTHLY, WE MUST MAKE POSSIBLE THE WIDEST DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THE RUNNING OF THEIR OWN AFFAIRS, WHILE REINFORCING CERTAINTY ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
MR PATTEN SAID IF THE GOVERNMENT HELD TO THESE PRINCIPLES, HONG KONG SHOULD MAINTAIN AN ECONOMY WHICH CONTINUED TO THRIVE AND PROSPER, GENERATING THE WEALTH REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE THAT PEOPLE RIGHTLY DEMANDED.
BESIDES, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SECURE A COMMUNITY FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE WERE PROTECTED, AND WHOSE INSTITUTIONS VIGOROUS AND EFFECTIVE, DRAWING THEIR STRENGTH FROM THEIR DEEP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.
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"WE SHALL HAVE A GOVERNMENT WHICH GIVES A CLEAR LEAD, AND WHICH RESPONDS PROMPTLY TO HONG KONG'S CHANGING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
HE SAID IN A LITTLE UNDER FIVE YEARS, BRITISH ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG WOULD COME TO AN END.
"ONE CHAPTER WILL CLOSE; A NEW ONE WILL BEGIN. NOW IS THE TIME TO SET OUT WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
"NOW IS THE TIME TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE KIND OF HONG KONG WE WANT TO SEE.
"NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW HOW WE MEAN TO PREPARE FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE UNDER THAT FAR-SIGHTED CONCEPT, 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'
MR PATTEN SAID HIS GOAL WAS SIMPLY TO SAFEGUARD HONG KONG'S WAY OF LIFE.
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