Bearing in mind the decision of the General Fono at its meeting in November 2003, following extensive consultations undertaken in all three villages, to explore formally with New Zealand the option of self-government in free association and its decision in August 2005 to hold a referendum on self-government on the basis of a draft constitution for Tokelau and a treaty of free association with New Zealand,
铭记长老大会在2003年11月会议上决定，在所有三个乡村进行广泛协商后，正式与新西兰探讨自由联合的自治备选方案，并且在2005年8月决定在托克劳宪法草案和与新西兰自由联合条约基础上进行一次关于自治的全民投票，