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IT MEANS PRECISELY WHAT IT SAYS.
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(EMILY LAU): I AM
'QUALITY
SORRY, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS OF SERVICE.'' DOES IT MEAN WORKING AS AN AO? OR WORKING IN THE SPECIAL BRANCH OF THE HONG KONG POLICE OR JUST WORKING FOR ANY OTHER THE USD OR WHATEVER DEPARTMENT? WHAT DOES THAT
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MEAN?
WAS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
I CAN'T ADD ANY WORDS
I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ''QUALITY OF SERVICE' I AM SORRY THAT YOU ASK ME TO EXPLAIN IT.
TO THAT AT ALL, I AM AFRAID. THOSE WORKDS ARE QUITE CLEAR TO MY MIND, QUITE CLEAR WHEN THEY WERE PRONOUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND I REST ON THAT.
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(RUBY ONG, WEN WEI PO): REGARDING THE REVIEW ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT,
A LARGE SIR S.Y CHUNG HAS SAID YESTERDAY THERE ARE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOLDING OPPOSING VIEWS. HOW WILL THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HANDLE THE PROBLEM SO THAT THE PROBLEM OF OPPOSING VIEWS WILL NOT AFFECT THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG?
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NOT
ONE THING THAT WE ARE ALL DETERMINED TO DO IS TO ENSURE THE
THE REVIEW PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE. IS GOING ON AT THE MOMENT SEMI-COLON THE CONSULTATION PERIOD IS
Ι YET COMPLETE AND, AS I SAID IN ANSWER TO EARLIER QUESTIONS THINK WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THAT CONSULTATION PERIOD COMES UP WITH. WHEN WE HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF IT, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER HOW TO TAKE IT FORWARD. I ALSO NOTE THE POINT ABOUT THE CLEAR MAJORITY VIEW WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE EXPRESSED.
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(STUART PALLISTER, ATV): THIS ''CLEAR MAJORITY VIEW''
CAN I JUST TRY TO PIN YOU DOWN ON AND ON THIS RATHER VAGUE STATEMENT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT POLITICAL FACT DOES THIS MEAN THAT IF MOST PEOPLE WANT DIRECT ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR, THERE WILL BE DIRECT ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR?
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A: WELL,
HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS I WOULD BE SAYING THE SAME THING, THE ANSWER IS THIS.
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(STUART PALLISTER): PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO A
STRAIGHT QUESTION?
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I THINK YOU ARE ASKING ME AGAIN TO PRE-JUDGE AN ISSUE WHICH IS NOT YET BEEN.... WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE ANSWER YET. LET US WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME IS. THEN, IF AS I SAID, THERE IS A CLEAR MAJORITY VIEW ON ANY OF THE OPTIONS THEN THAT WOULD BE A FACT,
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