with Chairman Deng only a little bit longer, you'll understand that we couldn't get into detail which naturally you wish to question me about.
NICK GRIFFIN, TVB News: Mrs. Thatcher, both sides have said they want to protect the stability of Hong Kong but with all respect to your wish to remain impartial
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P.M.
My wish to what - ?
I beg your pardon?
NICK GRIFFIN:
To remain impartial
P.M.
I beg your pardon?
NICK GRIFFIN:
To respect the confidencel
P.M.
What did you say before?
NICK GRIFFIN:
To remain impartialı
P.M.
I'm sorry, I simply do not understand you.
NICK GRIFFIN:
Well, not to give away anything that
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P.M.
That is totally different, the word 'impartial is totally different from 'confidential'I I'm sorry, I have to correct you!
NICK GRIFFIN: You have to keep a confidence, unless the people of Hong Kong are given more on what the different views are, and what they can expect in the future, we're going to see quite a large outflow of capital from Hong Kong which is going to create an economic problem?
P.M.
I think you have to maintain confidentiality: one has been involved in a number of negotiations before, but that doesn't mean to say that there will be no statements of any kind during the talks, Of course, one couldn't just go into talks and say nothing, but the actual negotiations and talks must themselves
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