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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

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