From: lyndon@Sol34.essex.ac.uk (Lee L C H)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china,soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: PRC wants to abrogate Joint Declaration on HK
Date: 21 Nov 92 18:43:02 GMT
Reply-To: lyndon@essex.ac.uk (Lee L C H)
Organization: University of Essex, Colchester, UK

In article <102583@bu.edu> lix@thames.bu.edu (Xiaowen Li) writes:
>In article <1992Nov19.083756.19372@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> wing@pegasus.com (Wing Ng) writes:
>>(deleted) 
>
>...
>
>My understanding is, British used to keep a practically workable
>system in their colonies, convenient to themselves. But right before
>they leave, they may do something looking beautiful but problematic
>such as India-Pakistan division, Irag-Q8 division etc. The ones were
>satisfied when British leave, will shed blood later - and that is
>no longer British's business.
>
>China agrees not to Change HK's system in 50 years. Why? Because
>Deng XiaoPing realized HK's system has been proven workable in the
>past 100+ years. So China made such a promise in 1984. Now British
>wants to change the system before 1997, and hand such a system to
>China. This system may be better, more democracy. It may be workable.
>But this system has not been proven better and workable. Do you
>think China's promise in 1984 is still valid? If there were anything
>wrong in such a new system, should China change it? 
>
>>(deleted) 
>>Wing
>
>I hope you could have more democracy. But please be calm, don't trust
>British too much as true mother. They are not. Find you own way to get
>the best results. 
>-- 
>Fund"; c/o Jie KANG, 2610 E. 5th Pl, Apt. 1, Tulsa, OK74104, USA.

I first of all agree that Britain is not "mother" of HK. And also agree that
British would not do anything no good to them. Your examples are very true -
India-Pakistan division, etc. - the British was set up a situation best for
them. 

However, I personally cannot believe the PRC's words. PRC said HK will
be kept unchange for 50 years, ... I really doubt if it would be true. PRC
broke her promises to people after 1949 many times. Why would I still hold
such a foolish wish that PRC will keep her promise this time. And in the
past 10 year since the question of 1997 had arised, various occasions have
indicated to me that a highly autonomous administrative region after 1997
will not come true.

Although HK people loves the way they live now, we want to keep it, because
of the uncertainty and UNPROMISING future, I would like to risk to change
the system so that it might give us more guarantee. 

It is risky but I would like to take it - better to believe the words of PRC.

Lyndon Lee

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