Noting the results of the independence referendum held on 16 August 1995, conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties of the Territory on the future status of the Territory, and aware of the active boycott of the referendum by the then-opposition party,
注意到1995年8月16日举行的独立问题的公民投票结果，意识到领土各政党在领土未来地位问题上意见分歧，并注意到当时的反对党积极抵制公民投票，