TNAG-1727-FCO40-2440-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 239

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HIS EXCELLENCY:

THE PRESIDENT

It is now shortly become six o'clock

and under Standing Order 8 (2) the Council should adjourn at six

o'clock.

Sir,

In or

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CHIEF SECRETARY :

Sahmen, with your consent, I move

that Standing Order 8 (2) should be suspended so as to allow the

Council's business this afternoon to be concluded.

Quection proposed, put and agreed to.

HIS EXCELLENCÝ.

The question is that Standing Order 8(2)

be suspended; will those in favour please say 'Aye'?

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HIS EXCELLENCY.

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And will those against please say 'No'2

The Ayes have it. Mr, Jackie Chan

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(In Cantonese) Sir, the Sine-British

Joint Declaration states clearly that after 1997, Hong Kong will

the principles of enjoy a high degree of autonomy and will practise One Country, Two systems and Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong. The Joint Declaration also states clearly that Hong Kong's future legislature will be formed through election. Although the Joint Declaration

was formulated by two countries which have totally different political ideologies, systems and styles of living, capitalistic sounding slogans stress that there will be

that there will be a, degree of seperal

A preservations of the existing style of living, social stability, prosperity and continuity of horse-racing and social dancing, have removed to a certain extent residents' doubts about, reliability

of the content of the Joint Declaration. In fact, we have shared

the fruit as well as the joy of Hong Kong's stability and prosperity No resident wishes to see that after 1997, his lifestyle should be

completely different from that of the present. All residents are Creaming that Hong Kong should continue to have a high degree of autonomy, stability and prosperity. Within these sweet dreams

delusions have appeared recently, Sir, there are interferences to

our beautiful dreams and we will soon be awakened abruptly. // In

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