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DELETE ''THAT THE PROCESS . DISRUPTED IN 1997'' SUBSTITUTE THERE FOR ''THAT THE SYSTEM EVOLVES STEADILY TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997'1

PARA 77. REVERSE THE ORDER OF THE AMENDED SECOND AND THIRD

SENTENCES.

PARA 77, FOURTH SENTENCE: AMEND TO READ: ''DECISIONS WILL THEREFORE NEED TO BE TAKEN DURING THE PERIOD UP TO 1997 TO ENABLE HONG KONG'S SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT TO EVOLVE IN A WAY THAT

IS COMPATIBLE BOTH WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY AND WITH THE FRAMEWORK SET OUT IN THE BASIC

LAW.''

PARA 78, SECOND SENTENCE: DELETE LAST TWO WORDS OF SENTENCE (''BE UNIQUE'') AND SUBSTITUE THEREFORE ''HAVE ITS OWN SPECIAL FEATURES''

(I) PARA 78, THIRD SENTENCE: FOR ''HONG KONG AFTER 1997'' READ

''BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER 1997 HONG KONG

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PARA 78, FINAL SENTENCE: AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ''LOOKING BOTH TO THE MEDIUM AND THE LONG TERM FUTURE, THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PERIOD UP TO 1997 IS THAT HONG KONG'S SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EVOLVE GRADUALLY AND PROGRESSIVELY FROM THE PRESENT SYSTEM, IN A MANNER THAT COMMANDS THE FULL CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND ENSURES THAT GOVERNMENT REMAINS BOTHS RESPONSIVE AND EFFECTIVE.''.

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