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But what does the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation actually do to promote enduring cooperation in this part of the world?

If we only say that because the Government's objectives are correct, and these objectives have to be achieved by carrying out this work, and therefore we cannot and need not monitor the process involved; or as pointed out by Mr LAU Kong-wah, once monitoring is carried out, the highly confidential nature and effectiveness of such work would be compromised, which would in turn jeopardize the security of the whole society; if this attitude is adopted ― I stress again ― if such logic, attitude or stance is adopted, there is no need for us to ask any question about the Government's funding proposal of $80 million this year, or $800 million next year or possibly $1.8 billion in the future, because there is nothing we can really ask.

As heirs to the practice of social sculpture, formulated by Joseph Beuys in the 1960s, the Ortas’ works are, in a sense, relics of their own function—beguiling assemblages that are the platform for the preparation of food, mechanisms that actually purify water, and the world passport that they created for their 2007 expedition to Antarctica, part of an effort to amend Article XIII of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

But will third States be prepared to accept, in advance, rules which make it easier for States participating in an internal conflict to terminate or suspend their treaty obligations?

Second, when all the universities have injected resources into this "big reservoir" of the central pool of resources, will some institutions submit proposals to increase professional places in business administration or actuarial science or engineering and then take away all the resources, causing the most fundamental liberal arts education and the disciplines of literature, history and philosophy to shrink further and further?

Only for those who answered "half-half, quite oppose, very much oppose, don't know or refuse to answer" in the previous question, sub-sample size: 466, including 17 respondents who refused to answer this follow-up question] You mentioned that you [partly support, quite oppose, very much oppose, don't know, refuse to answer, subject to respondents' answers in the previous question] the proposal, is it because you think it is too radical or too conservative?

Only with such an awakening will it be possible for us to dash the vain hopes of the pro-establishment camp to install more elements enjoying special privileges by means of the proposals for 2012; only with such an awakening will those in power realize that public opinion cannot be belittled, so that they will hold discussions with society on a genuine proposal on universal suffrage earnestly, in order to solve the problems in governance, eradicate the unfair practices in administration and restore right and wrong and black and white in our society to their proper niches.

Would there be any need for the United States, Japan and the European Union to pursue a confrontational “resolution” if they had no ulterior motive for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and were truly interested in dialogue and cooperation in the area of human rights?

And if we push the argument through to its conclusion, we might ask ourselves: “My God, considering how long we have been holding conferences on curricula, learning and school organization and management, how come we are still in this situation?

Furthermore, we must ask the following question: if all these criteria can be measured by quantitative indicators, for example – and, in my opinion, this question is crucial – how can we evaluate the quality of human relations and the know-how and commitment required for living together?

But if, as we argue, developing countries should be encouraged to devise patent systems that suit their individual circumstances and objectives, which themselves will vary according to their stage of development, how should developing countries then proceed?

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Such a situation makes the propriety of responding to the question posed by the General Assembly yet more dubious and problematic, while the United Nations has given the impression of adapting to the new state of affairs (though how could it do otherwise?).