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PQ'S ON FUTURE OF HONG KONG: NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

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THE PRIME MINISTER HAS EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT IT WOULD BE

NECESSARY TO ANSWER PARLIAMENTARY AND OTHER ENQUIRIES WITH A

GENERAL STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE EXTENSION OF DEMOCRATIC

PROCESSES IN HONG KONG. WE HAVE ACCORDINGLY PREPARED THE

FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL 'NOTE' ON WHICH GRATEFUL YOUR COMMENTS

SOONEST:

EXTENSION OF DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG

BEGINS THE CONTINUING PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN HONG

KONG IS REFLECTED IN THE EXTENSION AND CURRENT REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM WHICH CONTAINS AN ELECTED ELEMENT.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INTEND TO CONTINUE BUILDING UPON THIS

FOUNDATION. IN DOING SO THEY WILL TAKE FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, WITH THE AIM OF MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS IN GOVERNMENT IN HONGKONG IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF

THE PEOPLE THERE. HMG ENDORSE THIS APPROACH.

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