P.M.
I don't think there will be any difficulty with the political parties in the United Kingdom on anything that's happened so far. Normally as you know, I'm answering questione in Parliament twice a week and I think quite frequently questions about Hong Kong come up. They will be as concerned as I am that we do everything possible to carry out our responsibilities and duties to the people of Hong Kong.
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KWOK WING-BIU (?), Centre Daily News:
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P.M.
I'm terribly sorry, I can't quite get you,
go a little bit more slowly!
KWOK WING-BIU: In Peking you said that the Treaties with respect to Hong Kong are still with us so no progress will be made unless both sides agree on something. Do you mean that both sides will sign a kind of agreement so that Hong Kong will maintain a free economy and political independence and independent currency, to maintain the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong?
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You wouldn't let me look at it would you,
then I'll know precisely what you've written? (To Governor - "Did you hear all that?") China has heard you about sovereignty. Britain has three Treaties. Two of those refer to sovereignty in perpetuity, one of them refers to Lease which ends in 1997. You've got to take all of those into account and when you do, you'll see why we had to enter into talks, not only to reconcile the differences between China and Britain but to discuss the future of Hong Kong but even in the light of those Treaties, there would be problems arising in between 14 and 15 years' time, and that's why we have entered into talks now, to sort out those problems very well ahead of the end of that Lease in just under 15 years' time. I think you'll find if you look hard enough, that answers all your questions}
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