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lively. Although the turn-out could have been higher, this

was a significant step in the democratic development of Hong

Kong. Now nearly two thirds of LegCo are directly or indirectly elected. There is a new vigour in the political

life of Hong Kong. A new relationship is evolving between

the Hong Kong Administration and the Legislature. of course

these changes have brought problems of their own. LegCo

itself is not the House of Commons, divided between

Government and opposition parties, and it will have to develop its own ways of ordering its affairs.

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The advent of a more democratic system in Hong Kong, on a basis sustainable beyond 1997, is a welcome if not always somfortable development. But we should not exaggerate the changes. The Government are determined to maintain a strong

and effective administration in Hong Kong. There is no question of passing executive power to Legco. Policy making

and the I will remain the function of the Governor and his Executive

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people of Hong Kong.

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At the end of 1991, Hong Kong is better placed that

ever to face the future with confidence. Its economy is

growing again, profiting from its position at the centre of one of the fastest growing regions in the world. And As we

move into the second phase of the transition to 1997,

Britain and China have committed themselves afresh, at the

highest level, to working for the success of Hong Kong up to

and beyond 1997.

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