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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1990

HK MUST CONTINUE TO HAVE ITS OWN SYSTEM, SAYS THE GOVERNOR

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IF THE PROSPERITY AND SUCCESSES OF HONG KONG ARE TO CONTINUE, THEN WE MUST GO ON USING OUR OWN SYSTEM. THAT IS WHAT ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS IS ALL ABOUT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON SAID.

AFTER

ATTENDING THE THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN SAI KUNG TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN HE WAS OFFICIALS ON THE RECENT ASKED TO COMMENT ON REMARKS BY CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG TO COMMEMORATE THE JUNE 4 INCIDENT.

HERE FROM THAT

"WE HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF RUNNING SOCIETY WHICH IS USED IN THE MAINLAND OF CHINA, THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HONG KONG IS BEING SO PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL," HE SAID.

WHAT WE WOULD SAY TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THAT HONG KONG HAD ITS OWN WAY OF RUNNING AFFAIRS IN HONG DAVID SAID.

LEADERS KONG,

WAS

SIR

"IF PEOPLE CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE WITHIN THE LAW, THE THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO CARRY THOSE OUT. IF PEOPLE BREAK THEN THEY GET PROSECUTED FOR BREAKING THE LAW.

THEN

LAW,

"THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF THE ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS. WE HAVE OUR OWN SYSTEM. THAT IS THE WAY WE WILL BE RUNNING HONG KONG, SAID.

HERE

HR

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то PEKING "I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY FROM HONG KONG WHO GOES UP

EXPLAINING TO THEM HOW HONG KONG RUNS, WILL DO EXACTLY THE SAME ADDED.

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HR

BILL

COME ΤΟ IN HONG

ASKED TO COMMENT ON CHINA'S REACTION TO THE NATIONALITY ISSUE, SIR DAVID SAID HE HOPED THAT THEY WOULD GRADUALLY REALISE THAT THE WHOLE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WAS TO KEEP PEOPLE KONG, CONTRIBUTING TO HONG KONG, ITS PROSPERITY AND STABILITY.

SIR DAVID SAID THE BILL WOULD VERY LIKELY BE PASSED NOW BY HOUSE OF LORDS AND BECOME LAW.

AHEAD

IN ISSUING

THE

50,000

TO PASSPORTS ON THE TASK LYING HOUSEHOLDS, SIR DAVID SAID THAT HE WOULD BE TAKING ADVICE FROM A GROUP WHICH WOULD WORK ON A POINTS SYSTEM, ADDING THAT HE WOULD THEN PUT HIS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HOME SECRETARY.

"IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING TASK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLYING," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

IF

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