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1981 AS A RESULT OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN HONG KONG IN 1997
(IN REFERRING TO THE WOULD NEED THE APPROVAL OF THIS PARLIAMENT.
ACT, I MEAN ONLY TO NOTE THAT IF HONG KONG CEASED TO BE A DEPENDENT TERRITORY, CERTAIN AMENDMENTS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE NECESSARY.) HMG WOULD OF COURSE TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THE POSITION
BUT OUR AIM OF BRITISH NATIONALS IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT. OVERALL IS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH CHINA WHICH WILL MAKE HONG KONG A PLACE WITH A GENUINE FUTURE FOR ALL ITS INHABITANTS.
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TO SUM UP. WE REALISE THAT THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HONG
WE BELIEVE THAT THE KONG REQUIRE IMAGINATIVE SOLUTIONS. TERRITORY HAS BUILT FOR ITSELF A SPECIAL POSITION WHICH CAN AND MUST ENDURE. WE SEE OUR GOOD RELATIONS WITH CHINA AND OUR COMMON INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S STABLE FUTURE AS A BASIS ON WHICH TO BUILD THE CONTINUITY OF A SOCIETY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SECURE HOME FOR MORE THAN FIVE MILLION PEOPLE AND A MAJOR CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WORLD ECONOMY. WE INTEND TO NEGOTIATE STRONGLY AND REALISTICALLY TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG WILL RETAIN ITS ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS A FREE AND DYNAMIC COMMUNITY.
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