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which may emerge, so long as they are not contrary to the spirit and principle of the Agreement;
(b) ask the Chinese Government to accept the views of Hong Kong
people when drafting the Basic Law;
(c) ask the Hong Kong Government for the early establishment of a political structure to bring about "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong "; and
(d) face the future realistically and with a positive attitude.
Hong Kong's value to China should be taken as a whole. China should not be consulted on each and every individual question, nor should the decision on the way to handle a question be dictated solely by whether or not it will benefit China.
DR. K. F. Ho
The Agreement embodies the wishes and aspirations of Hong Kong people and takes into account the constraints of history and reality. It provides for the continuation of prosperity and stability well into the 21st century and for the preservation of our lifestyle.
Local groups and individuals are anxious to know whether there will be military conscription in the Hong Kong SAR.
The existing system of providing social welfare services should be enshrined in the Basic Law.
The legal status of the Exchange of Memoranda vis-à-vis the Joint Declaration and the three Annexes is not clear.
Provision should be made for overseas Chinese of international reputa- tion to serve on the Basic Law Drafting Committee and for the people of Hong Kong to be represented on its specialist sub-groups.
Mr. Allen Lee
The Agreement should be encouraging to investors. Confidence is expected to return in 3-6 months.
The common objective of maintaining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability can be achieved provided that the future Hong Kong Govern- ment is a credible government which can be relied upon to carry out the laid down policies.
UMELCO issued a statement in May this year outlining four basic requirements which were essential to the acceptability of any agreement. The Agreement has generally provided satisfactory answers to them and should therefore be acceptable to the people of Hong Kong.
The Chinese leaders have told leaders of other countries that "one country, two systems" is the way the Chinese Government will achieve the peaceful reunification of China, and it was in the interest of China
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