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actually be able to participate in the drafting of it, and
if you did seek these, did you get any indication of their
thinking on this crucial point?
PRIME MINISTER
It is stipulated in the Agreement that the details in
the Annexes will be embodied in the basic law. That is one
of the points of having such detailed Annexes and of having
the stipulation right in the Agreement.
The Chinese Government gave an assurance while we were
in Peking that they would also solicit the views of the people
of Hong Kong on a wide basis. They, of course, will be
responsible for the actual drafting, but, of course, the
agreements in the Annexes will be embodied in the drafting.
QUESTION (In Chinese)
There are some Members of Parliament in Britain who
suggested that there should be a Report on Hong Kong tabled
to the Parliament every year. What do you think about that?
PRIME MINISTER
I do not think it is necessary to have a report on
Hong Kong tabled every year any more than we have had a report
on Hong Kong tabled now, which we have not.
Great Britain is solely in charge of administration
until 1997 through the Government of Hong Kong and I see myself
no need for a particular report. From time to time, doubtless
the matter will be debated in our Parliament, because naturally,
No comments yet.
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