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"THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE FORMULA TO ACHIEVE ANY 1995 BODY WOULD BE TO DRAW ALL OR MOST OF ITS MEMBERS FROM DIRECTLY-ELECTED DISTRICT BOARDS; THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR ANY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE AND NOT JUST MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE, HE SAID.
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ON THE SUBJECT OF MORE DIRECTLY ELECTED LEGCO SEATS FOR 1995, MR PATTEN SAID THE CASE HAD BEEN MADE TWO WEEKS AGO BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY (MR HURD) TO THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER.
WHILE THE CHINESE POSITION WAS THAT SUCH A MOVE WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE BASIC LAW, THE GOVERNOR SAID "THE CASE FOR MORE DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS IN 1995 WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE WITH VIGOUR".
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MR PATTEN BELIEVED THE ELECTORAL PACKAGE HE HAD OUTLINED TODAY WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BASIC LAW. "WHAT THESE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD GIVE US, THEREFORE, IS A THROUGH TRAIN' OF DEMOCRACY RUNNING ON THE TRACKS LAID DOWN BY THE BASIC LAW."
REFERRING TO THE BENEFITS WHICH A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM WOULD BRING TO HONG KONG, MR PATTEN SAID: "THIS PROCESS WILL ONLY SUCCEED IF HONG KONG'S POLITICIANS DISPLAY GOOD SENSE AND RESTRAINT AND DEMONSTRATE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION WHICH GREATER DEMOCRACY CAN MAKE то THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG, THE WELL-BEING OF ITS RESIDENTS AND THE CONFIDENCE OF ITS COMMUNITY.
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HK CONTRIBUTES TO A MORE PROSPEROUS CHINA: GOVERNOR
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GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY} THE GOAL "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" MEANT A PROSPEROUS CHINA, MADE MORE PROSPEROUS STILL BY THE CONTRIBUTION OF A TOLERANT AND OPEN HONG KONG.
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"WE SHOULD LOOK TOWARDS THE FIFTY YEARS BEYOND 1997. BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE FIFTY THAT WENT BEFORE.
IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS, MR PATTEN SAID THEY WOULD SEE OUR OWN SYSTEM AND OUR OWN WAY OF LIFE SURVIVING AND FLOURISHING BECAUSE IT WORKED SO WELL, BECAUSE IT EMBODIED VALUES WE ALL HELD DEAR, AND BECAUSE OF THE EXAMPLE OF DECENCY AND SUCCESS THAT IT OFFERED TO THE REST OF HUMANITY.
SELECTING A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE RESULTS WHICH WOULD BE PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAMMES
HE HAD OUTLINED, MR PATTEN SAID ON PRESENT INDICATIONS, BY 1997:
OUR GDP PER HEAD WILL HAVE REACHED US$30,500, COMPARABLE ITALIAN AND DUTCH NATIONAL INCOME LEVELS TODAY, AND 12 PERCENT OF FRANCE;
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