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Related tasks include:

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`(i) setting up the right transitional arrangements, the personal and practices, which will enable the

pre-1997 LegCo, ExCo, Civil Service etc to carry on

after 1997 under the terms of the Basic Law.

` (ii)

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pushing ahead with the work of the JLG so that

all the necessary legislation with international

implications will be in place by 1997.

(iii) building up the democratic infrastructure, an independent legislative, an independent judiciary,

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human rights legislation. (The September elections to LegCo an important example of this).

In this way we aim to establish the effective and sturdy

exploit independence of Hong Kong so that it can claim the autonomy promised in the Joint Declaration.

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Must work on the assumption that this is achievable. Pessimism never got anyone anywhere.

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