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SHE SAID:
"WHAT WE WOULD LIKE ΤΟ ACHIEVE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION IS TO HAVE IN PLACE A DURABLE, PRACTICAL SET OF PROPOSALS THAT WILL ENSURE HUMAN RIGHTS CAN CONTINUE TO BE PROTECTED AND RESPECTED AFTER 1997."
SHE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE OF SENSITIVITIES ISSUE. THERE WAS A NEED TO CONVINCE THE CHINESE THAT PART OF HONG PEOPLE KONG'S STRENGTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WERE A RESULT OF HONG KONG BEING ABLE TO ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS,
THAT IN THE INTEREST OF BOTH CHINA AND HONG KONG, IT IS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT THAT THESE FREEDOMS ARE MAINTAINED".
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MRS CHAN ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, MR BOB KUSTRA, DURING WHICH THE BUSINESS LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHICAGO, AND THE STATE IN GENERAL, WERE STRESSED.
DURING THE DELEGATION'S STOPOVER IN ATLANTA, THERE WILL SEMINAR FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF GEORGIA.
IN ADDITION, MRS CHAN WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN A SPECIAL HONG SHOWCASE EXHIBITION FEATURING A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF EVERYDAY IN THE TERRITORY TOGETHER WITH DISPLAYS OF SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE COSTUMES, INCLUDING WEDDING GOWNS.
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THE RECENT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT HONG PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE PART IN MANAGING THEIR AFFAIRS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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OFFICIATING AT A KAIFONG FESTIVAL, MISS CHOW SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE POLLS ALSO INDICATED THE PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE THAT THEY COULD CHOOSE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH AN OPEN AND FAIR ELECTION SYSTEM.
SHE SAID: "ALTHOUGH IN PERCENTAGE TERMS, THE VOTER TURNOUT RATE OF 33.1 PER CENT WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS POLLS, THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAD CAST THEIR BALLOTS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 63.5 PER CENT OVER THAT RECORDED IN 1991.
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ON THE ROLE OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS IN HONG KONG'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, MISS CHOW SAID THEY HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ASSISTING THE PUBLIC TO GET TO KNOW THE VYING CANDIDATES.
THESE ASSOCIATIONS, SHE ADDED, ENCOURAGED VOTERS TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.
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SHE ALSO NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF KAIPONG ASSOCIATIONS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE ITS INCEPTION 45 YEARS AGO AND STRESSED THESE BODIES HAD BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE TERRITORY'S COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMME.
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