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Thursday, May 3, 1990
'Goddess of Democracy' would not be welcome in HK: Governor
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It has been made quite clear to the organisers of the "Goddess of Democracy" for a long time that they would not be
welcome in Hong Kong, the Governor, Sir David Wilson, said
today (Thursday).
"It would not be given permission to come into Hong
Kong if they ask for permission," he said.
Sir David was asked by reporters after officiating at
the opening ceremony of Construction Industry Training Authority's Aberdeen Training Centre if the Government would
allow the "Goddess of Democracy" to dock in Hong Kong.
"We have a policy here of making sure that Hong Kong
is not used as battle field for other people's political battles and it would be quite inconsistent with that policy to have a ship of that sort coming into Hong Kong.
"So far as I know it hasn't asked for permission to come into Hong Kong. But it's slightly strange that it's said that it is going to come to Hong Kong because so far as I know its intention was to go to Taiwan and coming to Hong Kong is a major diversion from that route.
"We are hardly on a direct route to Taiwan.
looks as though it is a search for publicity," he said.
So it
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