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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE VIEWS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, AND MAINLAND MEMBERS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE HAD VISITED THE TERRITORY TWICE.

·

"THEY HAVE SHOWN A WELCOME WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN ΤΟ VIEWS ON HE THE FIRST DRAFT AND TO TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT WHEN IT IS REVISED, SAID.

WOULD BE

ΤΟ PUT CONGRESS NEXT YEAR

THE WITH

THE AND FINAL

DRAFT SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE SECOND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S WOULD THEN BE PUBLISHED

FURTHER CONSULTATION, VERSION SCHEDULED FOR PROMULGATION IN 1990.

FOR

THE BASIC LAW WOULD SET OUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION FOR THE

AFTER 50 YEARS

1997.

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יו

"BUT BEFORE THAT DATE INDEED AS SOON AS IT IS PUBLISHED

MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE IN HONG WILL BE A CRUCIAL FACTOR IN FUTURE BOTH HERE AND OVERSEAS, HE SAID.

-

IT

KONG'S

BASIC LAW ΤΟ "THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL BE LOOKING TO THE

OUT STATE IN CLEAR AND WORKABLE TERMS THE DETAILS OF THE POLICIES SET

PROVISION OF IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ITS ANNEXES, INCLUDING THE A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY

COUNTRY TWO

SYSTEMS',

UNDER THE

OF FORMULA

"SO TOO WILL THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENTS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO HONG KONG.'

'ONE

COMMUNITY

WHOSE

GROUP, SIR IN LISTING WHAT HAD BEEN DONE BY THE JOINT LIAISON

ARRANGEMENTS TRANSITIONAL DAVID SAID THERE WAS NOW AGREEMENT ON

FOR ALL HONG KONG TRAVEL AND IDENTITY DOCUMENTS, THUS ISSUED BEFORE 1997 TO BE USED AFTER KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.

AGREEMENT HAÐ

ALSO BEEN

ALLOWING DOCUMENTS THE HONG

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

REACHED ON HONG KONG'S CONTINUED MORE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS,

LABOUR

WORLD

HEALTH

PARTICIPATION AFTER 1997 IN EIGHT

THE ORGANISATION, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION, THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AND INTERFOL.

THE JLG, HONG KONG

AS A RESULT OF AGREEMENT REACHED AT CONCLUDER ITS OWN AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH SWITZERLAND AND AND OTHER SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WERE BEING NEGOTIATED,

HAD CANADA,

"BOTH SIDES HAVE FUTURE

UNDERLYING OFFENDERS, AND

JUDICIARY, WHICH HAVE IMPLICATIONS BEYOND 1997,

ON IMPROVEMENTS

ALSO REACHED ARRANGEMENTS FOR

TO

AGREEMENT

THE ON THE SURRENDER OF TER TERMS OF SERVICE

HE SAID.

PRINCIPLES FUGITIVE

OF

THE

"THEY HAVE