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STEVE JONES (ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL): AFTER YOUR VISIT. YOU FEEL THAT THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATISATION IN HONG KONG OUGHT TO SPEEDED UP TO ENSURE HONG KONG'S ECONOMY AFTER 1997? DO YOU FEEL THAT THE PROGRAMME FOR DEMOCRATISATION IN LEGCO PRIOR
ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR. IS IN FACT TOO SLOW?
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MR MAUDE: WELL. THINK I SAID EARLIER THAT THERE IS A STRONG FEELING IN THE COMMUNITY HERE THAT THE SPEED OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OUGHT TO BE INCREASED.
LAW KWOK-WAI
(ORIENTAL DATLY):
WELL. IF I AM CORRECT. THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT COMPILED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR HER OLONIES. INCLUDING HONG KONG, OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE. BUT IT HASN'T. COULD I KNOW WHEN WILL THE REPORT BE COMPLETED AND SENT? WOULD IT BE DISCLOSED?
MR MAUDE: I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT ANSWER TO THAT. WHAT I 1 CAN SAT FOR THE MINISTER IS THAT THERE WAS
THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF DELAY IN DEALING WITH THIS MATTER OF REPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE. THERE WAS AN IMMENSELY LONG REPORT THAT SUBMITTED. IT WAS DISCUSSED BY ALL CONCERNED AND THE REACTIONS EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE TO THAT REPORT. THE ONLY CRITICISMS EXTREMELY MINOR ONES. WE. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. FEEL THAT WE FULFILLED OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN THAT MATTER COMPLETELY.
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