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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1993
HK WILL HOLD ON WINNING FORMULA: GOVERNOR
THE
GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (THURSDAY} HONG KONG WOULD HOLD ON TO ITS WINNING FORMULA A FREE MARKET WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE RULE OF LAW.
SAID
" Ꭲ
IS AN UNBEATABLE FORMULA FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IN HARMONIOUS AND CIVILISED EXCHANGE.
"IT
\S FOR THE
IS
WELL A COMBINATION THAT PROMISES A PROSPEROUS AS STABLE FUTURE FOR HONG KONG, AND FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES SAME, HE SAID.
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ADDRESSING A CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCH PATTEN SAID THE COMMUNITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW KONG DISTINCT.
MR MEETING,
MADE HONG
IT IS A DISTINCTION THAT WAS GUARANTEED IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION,
DISTINCTIVENESS
-
**MAINTAINING THAT
IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT TRYING DECLARATION FULLY IN SPIRIT AND TO THE LETTER IS WHAT WE ARE TO DO.
SURE
"WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH CHINA IS HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT THE ELECTION PROCESS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT DECLARATION AND
LAW IS ONE THAT IS OPEN, BASIC
FAIR, CREDIBLE
ONE AND PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ACCEPT AS SUCH, HE SAID.
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WHICH
MR PATTEN SAID THERE WAS AN AXIOMATIC RELATIONSHIP CREDIBLE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND THE SECURE RULE OF LAW.
BETWEEN A
HAVE AN ELECTION PROCESS THAT IS NOT RESPECTED BY THE COMMUNITY WOULD WEAK EN WOULD WEAKEN RESPECT FOR THE LAWS THAT ARE PASSED, AND THE WATCH THAT A LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO KEEP OVER THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW BY THE EXECUTIVE, HE SAID.
"WE ARE
AN DOING OUR VERY BEST TO ENSURE THAT ACCEPTABLE TO BRITAIN, TO CHINA, REACHED THAT IS MILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
ΤΟ AND
AGREEMENT
THE
IS
SIX
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TURNING
MR TO THE LINKS BETWEEN CANADA AND HONG KONG, SAID BOTH ENJOYED EXCELLENT AND FLOURISHING TRADE AND ECONOMIC ALONGSIDE HUMAN LINKS.
PATTEN LINKS,
HE FREE TRADE.
ATTRIBUTED THESE LINKS TO THE SHARING OF A COMMITMENT
ΤΟ
RECOGNISING THAT MANY CANADIAN BUSINESSES DO NOT JUST COME HONG KONG FOR THE TERRITORY'S OWN SAKE, HE SAID THEY CAME BECAUSE
OPENING THE
UP OF CHINA'S ECONOMY AND BECAUSR UNPARALLEL GATEWAY TO CHINA.
TO
OF
HONG
KONG
WAS
AN
LOT
OF
STAGE OF
ITS
HE HOPED THE WORLD WOULD SHOW A LITTLE PATIENCE AND A UNDERSTANDING AS
CHINA WENT ABOUT
THIS NEXT
TRANSFORMATION.
/"THE SKILL