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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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PEOPLE'S DAILY EDITORIAL ON THE BASIC LAW.
1. THE PEOPLE'S DAILY ON 4 APRIL CARRIED A FRONT PAGE EDITORIAL MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE BASIC LAW. THE EDITORIAL ARGUED THAT THE PROMULGATION OF THE BASIC LAW HAD BEEN A GREAT EVENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE LAW HAD FULLY REFLECTED THE CPG'S POLICY OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'', AND ITS PROVISION HAD BEEN WELCOMED BY THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN HONG KONG. THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE MAINLAND OVER THE LAST YEAR HAD HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME INCREASING THE SENSE OF BEING MEMBERS OF THE PRC AMONG THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, AND THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY. THE COMING TEN YEARS WOULD BE CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE BOTH ON THE MAINLAND AND IN HONG KONG, ENCOMPASSING BOTH CHINA'S TEN YEAR PROGRAMME AND EIGHTH FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND THE FINAL PART OF THE TRANSITION STAGE FOR HONG KONG. HONG KONG AND THE MAINLAND SHOULD INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC AND TRADE EXCHANGES ON THE BASIS OF POLITICAL MUTUAL RESPECT AND PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE.
2. THE EDITORIAL ARGUED THAT THE BASIC LAW HAD BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE HONG KONG ISSUE THROUGH A SERIES OF POLICIES AND STRATEGIES WHICH HAD BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE LAW AND WOULD SERVE AS A FUNDAMENTAL CODE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE FUTURE HONG KONG IN ALL FIELDS OF SOCIAL LIFE. IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADOPT VARIOUS PROTECTIVE METHODS AND CHANNELS TO PUBLICISE THE BASIC LAW AMONG THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SO THAT EACH PERSON AND FAMILY WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE LAW. HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AND INVOLVED IN SOCIAL AFFAIRS. AT THE SAME TIME CONTINUED EFFORTS WERE NECESSARY TO PUBLICISE THE BASIC LAW AMONG PEOPLE AND CADRES LIVING ON THE MAINLAND SO THAT ALL PROVINCES, REGIONS AND AGENCIES OF THE COUNTRY WOULD BE UNIFIED IN THEIR THINKING AND ACTIONS BY THE RELATED PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW, HANDLING IN AN APPROPRIATE FASHION THE BUSINESS CONTACT WITH PEOPLE IN HONG KONG. IF THIS
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