Recalling the solemn declaration on the future status of Tokelau, delivered by the Ulu-o-Tokelau (the highest authority on Tokelau) on 30 July 1994, which states that an act of self-determination in Tokelau is now under active consideration, together with the constitution of a self-governing Tokelau, and that the present preference of Tokelau is for a status of free association with New Zealand,
回顾1994年7月30日托克劳乌卢（托克劳最高当局）宣布关于托克劳未来地位的庄严声明，其中指出目前正积极审议托克劳自决法令和托克劳自治宪法，并表示托克劳目前宁愿争取同新西兰的自由联合的地位，