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Q. Who will conduct the talks with China?
A.
Contacts will be maintained between the two governments
through diplomatic channels.
Q. Will Hong Kong be involved in the talks?
A.
Of course.
Consultations have already taken place with
the Governor and Unofficial Members.
Q.
How will Hong Kong be involved in detailed discussions?
A. I am already in close touch with the Governor.
Depend-
ing on how discussions develop it will be necessary to
consider whether this process of consultation should be
widened.
Q.
A.
[If no date has been announced for the opening of talks.]
When will the talks begin?
The actual date has not yet been settled. But we agreed
that the talks should start [soon] [within the next month or
so],
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