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BUT I'M NOT
WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG HAS PUT FORWARD,
SURPRISED THAT THERE IS INTEREST IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD IN WHAT IS
IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HAPPENING IN HONG
SINCE HONG KONG KONG
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRES IN THE WORLD, AND SINCE
IT'S IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORLD THAT HONG KONG SHOULD REMAIN
PRECISELY LIKE THAT AND WHAT DO I THINK OF THE MAIN CONDITIONS FOR
MEMBER. I HONG KONG REMAINING LIKE THAT? I'LL TELL THE HONOURABLE
THINK THAT THE MAIN CONDITIONS ARE TO RETAIN AN OPEN MARKET ECONOMY
AND THE RULE OF LAW AND THOSE ARE MY MAIN OBJECTIVES.
PETER WONG: I WISH TO FOLLOW UP YOUR ANSWER TO THE HONOURABLE
COLLEAGUE'S QUESTION ON THE VOTING THE THREE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF
THIS
COUNCIL.
EACH OF
US,
TO THE
CONSCIENCE.
THREE OFFICIALS
THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS,
ACCORDING TO OUR OWN WISH OR CONSCIENCE. WE ACCORD THE SAME FREEDOM
ACCORDING SO THEY CAN VOTE
ARE FREE TO
VOTE
ΤΟ THEIR
OWN
KONG
BUT
GOVERNOR: OF COURSE, BUT IT WOULD BE SURPRISING IF MEMBERS, OFFICIAL
MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG EXECUTIVE, DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE HONG
EXECUTIVE'S POLICIES. SO, I FIND IT A SLIGHTLY CURIOUS QUESTION,
MY SENIOR OFFICIALS HAVE, LIKE THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS,
WHICH THEY ADHERE VERY STRONGLY. I THINK THAT BETTER BE THE LAST ONE,
I'M SORRY.
PRINCIPLES TO
POLITICAL
OVERSEAS CAN
UNDERSTANDING
OF
S T TANG: SIR, IN THE PRESENT CONFUSED SITUATION ABOUT HONG KONG'S
REFORMS, DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR PRESENTATION
HELP THE FOREIGNERS OF HAVE A FAIR EVALUATION AND
HONG KONG WITHOUT KNOWING CHINA'S POSITION?
GOVERNOR: IN MY EXPERIENCE CHINA HAS NOT BEEN SLOW TO MAKE HER
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