The prerequisite is the understanding that China will recover Hong Kong in 1997. On this basis we should discuss how to carry out the transition successfully in the next 15 years and what to do in Hong Kong after the end of that period.

• 前提是一九九七年中国收回香港，在这个基础上磋商解决今后十五年怎样过渡得好以及十五年以后香港怎么办的问题。