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absence of confrontation and adversarial politics and friction between various political forces. Hong Kong owes much of its present day success to the stable environment engendered by our unique political system. In the further development of representative Government, the Administration would be well advised to use the existing system as a basis for reform.
Sir, in your address to this Council on 18 July, you spelt out in no uncertain terms the main objects of the Green
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To develop progressively a system of government the authority for which is firmly rooted in Hong Kong, which is able to represent authoritatively the views of the people of Hong Kong, and which is more directly accountable to the people of Hong Kong;
To build this system on our existing institutions, which have served Hong Kong well, and, as far as possible, to preserve their best features, including the maintenance of the well established practice of government by consensus;
To allow for further development if that should be the wish of the community.
I find myself in complete agreement with these
objectives. In my view, the proposals contained in the Green Paper generally meet the main aims. Surely, the key factor must be to achieve our objectives in a way that would cause the least disruption to our way of life.
We in Hong Kong enjoy freedom of speech and the right to
Indeed, the criticise proposals put forward by the Government. Administration has directly invited public comments and
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