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rights as w ell as on econom ic, social and cultural
rights w ill go a long w ay to allay the fears of H ong
K ong citizens.

H ong K ong citizens have not asked for a fully
dem ocratic governm ent. B ut they do expect a m ore
open and accountable governm ent, a governm ent
w hich is m ore caring. In order to achieve this, the
executive-led governm ent m ust be closely
m onitored by a legislature w hich is directly elected
by the people.

C hina needs to hear all o f this. A ddressing the
fears and aspirations o f the people to the
governm ent concerned is the only w ay forw ard. If
C hina w ants H ong K ong to continue to develop,
C hina m ust listen, especially to the view s o f the
m asses. It is not too m uch to expect the H K CC, on
beh alf o f the church in H ong K ong, to try to m ake
these view s know n to the N ew C hina N ew s A gency,
the H ong K ong and M acau A ffairs O ffice as w ell as
the Foreign A ffairs O ffice o f C hina.

(Rev. Kwok Nai-wang was General Secretary of the Hong
Kong Christian Council from 1978-1988.)

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