TNAG-1357-FCO40-1798-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 104

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MIPT: LUNCH WITH ZHOU NAN: YOUR SPEECH

FOLLOWING ARE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.

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A)

PARA 3. REWORD AS FOLLOWS:

THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION DID MUCH TO RESTORE

THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, WHO FOR THE

PREVIOUS TWO YEARS HAD FELT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THE

FUTURE HELD IN STORE. THIS WAS GRATIFYING AND

ENCOURAGING. WE SHALL NEED TO WORK HARD TOGETHER TO SEE

THAT CONFIDENCE IS MAINTAINED AND INCREASED.'

B)

PARA 4. REPLACE FINAL SENTENCE WITH:

WE

'WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE.

PLACE A VERY HIGH PRIORITY ON OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO ENSURE

THAT THIS HISTORIC CONCEPT OF TWO SYSTEMS OPERATING

WITHIN ONE COUNTRY WILL WORK SUCCESSFULLY.

WE FOR OUR

PART ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SEE THAT IT

SUCCEEDS.'

C)

PARA 5. REPLACE LAST SENTENCE WITH:

'UNDER THE JOINT DECLARATION WE UNDERTOOK RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UNTIL 30 JUNE 1997: I

WISH TO ASSURE YOU, MR VICE MINISTER, THAT WE SHALL

EXERCISE THAT RESPONSIBILITY FULLY AND PRUDENTLY IN THE

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