H.E.: NO, I THINKWHAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT MADE QUITE CLEAR IS
THAT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AND THE PHRASE WILL BE FAMILIAR TO
ALL OF YOU, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A SETTLEMENT WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE NOT
ONLY TO BRITAIN AND CHINA, BUT TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, SO I SEE
NO CONFLICT BETWEEN THE AIMS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE
PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
QUESTION: SIR, WHO REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THESE TALKS,
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION WHEN I SAID WHO DO YOU REPRESENT''?
H.E.: I REPRESENT I AM THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.
QUESTION: DO YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG?
H.E.: INDEED I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, WHO ELSE WOULD
I REPRESENT?
QUESTION: CHINA SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T WANT
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H.E.: I DON'T THINK WE CAN HAVE A DEBATE. PETER, I THINK WE HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS.
QUESTION: GOVERNOR, DID THE EXCO DELEGATION ALSO OFFER OTHER
SUGGESTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE HERE?
H.E.: SORRY ?
QUESTION: DID THE DELEGATION ALSO OFFER OTHER SUGGESTIONS IN BRITAIN
IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, I MEAN WHAT THEY HAVE OR YOU HAVE JUST SAID ABOUT THEIR REPRESENTING THE POEPLE'S VIEWS HERE?
H.E.: NO, THE PURPOSE OF THEIR VISIT WAS TO REPRESENT TO THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
QUESTION: CAN YOU TELL ME WHETHER YOU SEE A LARGER ROLE FOR EXCO
IN FUTURE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE HONG KONG PEOPLE?
H.E.: I DON'T THING THERE'S ANY QUESTION OF THE PEOPLE IN EXCO
LOSING TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. THE ONE THING ABOUT HONG
KONG IS THAT IT IS NOT A VERY LARGE PLACE, AND THEY ARE IN TOUCH
WITH A VERY WIDE AT LEAST, THE WHOLE OF EXCO IS IN TOUCH WITH
A VERY WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, SO I SEE NO PROSPECT
QUESTION: DO YOU SEE A BIGGER ROLE OF EXCO IN FUTURE?
H.E.: NO, I THINK THE ROLE WHICH THEY ARE ALREADY PLAYING
IS A VERY CLOSE ONE AND THERE IS A CLOSE AND CONTINUING CONSULTATION.
WE HAVE ALREADY REACHED THAT STAGE.
QUESTION: THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO, THAT ANY
STATEMENTS ON THE DETAILS OF THE TALKS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA
AND YOURSELF WOULD BE MADE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WHEN CAN
THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG LOOK FORWARD TO SOME SORT OF STATEMENT
FROM YOURSELF OR THE CHIEF SECRETARY IN LEGCO ON DETAILS OF THE
TALKS?
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