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The Hong Kong dollar is to continue in
circulation.
No tax is to be paid from Hong Kong to China.
As now, Hong Kong will have autonomy in the
conduct of its external commercial relations.
Hong Kong is to be governed by the people of Hong
Kong.
The socialist system is not to operate in Hong
Kong.
In short, the whole separate social structure of
Hong Kong is to be preserved intact and free from
interference.
Since June, some have called for a re-negotiation
of the Joint Declaration. I do not see this as a realistic
option. Hong Kong's future lies with China. The way in
which it will keep its autonomy in most of what it does is
laid down in a solemn and binding international agreement.
There is no prospect for a new lease on fundamentally
different terms. What we must strive for is the full
implementation of the Joint Declaration in both spirit and
letter.
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