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7. WILL ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG BE ALONG THE LINES OF THOSE TO DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AND NOT INVOLVE, AS IN CHINA, PRE-SELECTION OF CANDIDATES?
8.
THE PRESENT JUDICIAL SYSTEM INCLUDES FINAL APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN LONDON. WILL FINAL APPEAL BE TO PEKING IN FUTURE?
9. IF BOTH WRITTEN LAW AND COMMON LAW ARE TO BE MAINTAINED DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THE LAW AND THE COURTS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ENGLISH?
10. WILL THERE BE ANY LIMITS ON THE FUTURE HONG KONG LEGISLATURE'S POWERS?
11. DO YOU ENVISAGE HONG KONG'S 'DIRECT ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WORLD' PRESERVING HONG KONG'S RIGHTS UNDER THE M.F.A. WHICH REGULATES 1/3 OF TOTAL EXPORTS.
12.
IN DISCUSSING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WORLD HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WHICH HAS HONG KONG AND TAIWAN AS MEMBERS BUT NOT CHINA, GATT TO WHICH UK BELONGS
BUT NOT CHINA.
13.
YOU SAY NOTHING ABOUT BRITISH ARMED FORCES IN HONG KONG. WILL THEY BE REPLACED BY THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY?
14.
AS AN AGREEMENT MUST BE PUT BEFORE PARLIAMENT WHAT STATUS WILL IT HAVE WHEN THE NEGOTIATORS HAVE CONCLUDED THEIR WORK? WHEN WILL IT BECOME BINDING?
15.
WILL DRITAIN HAVE ANY ROLE IN ENSURING THAT THE AGREEMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT? IF NOT WHO WILL?
16. AT PRESENT THE GOVERNOR IS APPOINTED BY LONDON. THE GOVERNOR TO BE APPOINTED BY PEKING AFTER 1997?
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17. WHAT WILL LIMIT WHAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED AS 'EVOLUTION AFTER 1997? IS THERE NOT A DANGER THAT EVOLUTION WILL MOVE HONG KONG A LONG WAY TOWARDS COMMUNISM?
18. YOU FORESEE A RCLE FOR 'OUTSIDE PEOPLE, FROM BRITAIN' WORKING FOR HONG KONG : WILL THEY EXPECT TO COMPETE FOR PROMOTION ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITH HONG KONG PEOPLE OR WILL THERE BE LIMITS TO THEIR PROSPECTS?
19.
WHO WILL DETERMINE THE LEVEL AND NATURE OF TAXES IN HONG KONG?
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