Noting the stated position of the elected Government of the Territory in opposition to legislation presently before the Congress of the administering Power to appoint a chief financial officer against the wishes of the elected Government of the Territory, and bearing in mind resolution 1664 of 17 December 2003 adopted by the Legislature of the Territory at its twenty-fifth session, in which the Legislature opposed the proposal and indicated that it would retard political and civil progress,
注意到该领土当选政府所表达的立场，即反对目前管理国国会正在审议的违背该领土当选政府意愿任命一名财务主任的立法，同时牢记该领土第二十五届立法会议2003年12月17日通过的第1664号决议，其中反对该提议，并表明这项任命将会阻碍政治和民事方面的进展，