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AHEAD AS FAST AS IT CAN ON SUCH A SCHEME. I HOPE THAT THE DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TO HAVE THE EFFECT WE ALL WANT ON MAINTAINING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL STABILITY, THE SCHEME WILL NEED TO COVER THREE IMPORTANT POINTS IT WILL NEED TO BE AS GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE : IT WILL NEED TO MINIMIZE DIVISIVENESS, SO FAR AS POSSIBLE: AND IT WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE COVERED CAN ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE HONG KONG.

17. HOW FAR THE SCHEME WILL HELP TO PROVIDE GREATER CONFIDENCE AND STABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN ONLY BE JUDGED WHEN WE SEE THE DETAILS. MEANWHILE IT CANNOT BE RIGHT TO SAY THAT WE WANT EITHER EVERYTHING OR NOTHING: A SCHEME THAT PROVIDES SOMETHING MUST BE

BETTER THAN NO SCHEME AT ALL.

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