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TRANSCRIPT D: SELECT COMMITTER ON HONG KONG
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12 JUNE 1989
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SIR DAVID WILSON:
Those very large demonstrations of people in Hong:
Kong were indeed remarkable events and reflected very deep
concern for what was happening in China. That was the
essence of it. It Was a feeling of empathy with students
That was the key thing.
in China.
Now it spins off into feelings about things in Hong
Kring, but I think it is important to realise that it was
China that was the focus of those demonstrations,
Kong.
not Hong
On who do we consult, I think I said to the
Committee last time I was here that wa went through a very
elaborate process of consultation we do on all sorts of
things
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but the most elaborate that we have ever
undertaken was in 1987 on the question of constitutional
change, 80 it is not a question of consulting one ог two
people but consulting to the extent we can, the whole
population, everybody who wants to have a view.
At the moment, the views in the community have been
changing and we must now take account of those changing
views.
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