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INTRODUCTION
Honourable Members of the Legislative Council,
When I gave my Annual Address to this Council last year I said that the year ahead would be a challenging one for us all and that
all and that I fully understood the wish of the people of Hong Kong to know what the future would hold. I said that their concern and their aspirations would govern our thinking and actions in the year to come. The year was indeed a momentous one and I would like to repeat my tribute
to the patience, and calm good sense, shown by the community during this crucial period of our history.
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SINO/BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION
On 26 September I presented to this Council the text of the draft Sino-British agreement on the future of Hong Kong. That event was a milestone in Hong Kong's history. I was able to tell the Council that Her Majesty's
Government and the Executive Council of Hong Kong believe that the draft agreement is one which they can commend to the people of Hong Kong as a sound basis for their future because it does indeed provide for the continuation of those elements which the community have made clear that they regard as essential. I have been encouraged by the reception which the agreement has been given not only in Hong Kong itself, but more widely by governments abroad and in international organisations.
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The next step will be for the people of Hong Kong to consider and express their views on the agreement. The arrangements for testing public reaction were announced
Commissioner
sometime
in charge published
on
the ago and September 27 full details of how views should be made known
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