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4. FINALLY, CHA SAID THAT THE BL SHOULD GIVE EFFECT TO THE QUOTE ON COUNTRY TWO SYSTEM UNQUOTE PRINCIPLE AND THE PRC'S POLICIES

REGARDING HK. IT WAS NOT ENOUGH JUST TO ASK HK PEOPLE TO STAY

BEHIND TO WORK AND TO INVEST: WE SHOULD ALSO MOTIVATE THEM TO LOVE

HK AND TO FAMILIARIZE WITH THE BL.

(B) SPEECH BY SZETO WAH

5. SZETO WAH SAID THAT THE BLDC SHOULD PRESENT MORE OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION. THERE SHOULD BE GOOD PUBLICITY FOR THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE, AND DIALOGUE THROUGH THE VARIOUS CHANNELS SHOULD BE PROMOTED. OFFICIALS AND QUOTE SEMI-OFFICIALS UNQUOTE SHOULD, HOWEVER, TRY TO REFRAIN FROM EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS IN PUBLIC. SZETO WAS IN FAVOUR OF PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR CONSULTATION SINCE THIS WOULD STIMULATE THINKING

AND HELP REACH A CONSENSUS.

6. SZETO SAID THAT HK PEOPLE ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF QUOTE HK PEOPLE ADMINISTERING HK UNQUOTE, WHICH IMPLIED THAT THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL POWERS OF THE SAR SHOULD BE VESTED IN THOSE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENTED THE

OVERALL INTERESTS OF HK. THE RESUMPTION OF THE EXERCISE OF

CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY OVER HK AND THE CHANGE IN THE COLONIAL STATUS

OF HK WOULD NOT BE FULLY MANIFESTED WITHOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTICIP-

ATION.

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7 SZETO WAH ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE NPC SHOULD ANNOUNCE ITS PROPOSAL ON THE METHOD OF SELECTING THE SAR'S DEPUTIES TO THE NPC, BY THE TIME OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE REVISED DRAFT OF THE BL AT

THE LATEST, AND FINALISE IT WHEN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BL WAS PUBLISHED. THE BL SHOULD CLARIFY THAT THE SAR WOULD HAVE ITS OWN NPC DEPUTIES, BUT A LOCAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS WOULD NOT (NOT) BE

ESTABLISHED IN THE SAR.

WILSON

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