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ENCOURAGE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO DO JUST THAT. THERE IS CERTAINLY
NO UNWILLINGNESS ON MY PART TO ENTER SUCH A DIALOGUE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, VIEWED FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, IT IS
PLAIN THAT HONG KONG AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION ARE VIRTUALLY THE
ONLY GROWTH AREAS IN THE WORLD TODAY.
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE
ANT THE PROSPERTTY AND
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STABILITY OF THIS TERRITORY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORT FROM THIS
COUNCIL AS WE CONTINUE OUR ENDEAVOURS ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHOM WE
ALL SERVE.
I'M SURE THAT HONOURABLE MEMBERS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ON WHAT I
HAVE JUST SAID, OR CONCEIVABLY ON OTHER MATTERS.
CHIM PUI-CHUNG: MR PRESIDENT, COULD I ASK YOU TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU
ALLOW MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS, SO THAT ALL MEMBERS SITTING HERE WOULD
HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS? THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
GOVERNOR: I'M DELIGHTED TO ENCOURAGE THE HONOURABLE MEMBER TO THE
CLUB. I'M AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE PRECISE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS SUCH AS THIS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED
IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS WHICH I HOPE WILL BE
SECURED VERY SOON. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DON'T, MYSELF, REGARD IT AS
DESIRABLE THAT THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS SHOULD CHOOSE WHO
ASKS THE QUESTIONS AND I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS ITS REVISION OF STANDING ORDERS, IT WILL ENSURE THAT THAT
ONEROUS RESPONSIBILITY IS LIFTED FROM THE SHOULDERS OF THE
GOVERNOR .
THIS IS THE LAST TIME THAT I'LL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS THIS YEAR
IMAGINE.
I
I HOPE THAT IN THE NEW YEAR WE'LL HAVE NEW STANDING
ORDERS,
OR SHORTLY
AFTER THE NEW YEAR, AND THAT THOSE ARRANGEMENTS
WILL BE
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