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HOWARD YOUNG: MR PRESIDENT, SIR, ALTHOUGH YOU ARE RIGHT IN SAYING THAT OVER THE LAST FORTNIGHT VARIOUS GROUPS HAVE EXPLAINED TO OFFICIALS IN BEIJING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND NECESSITY OF LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE COUNCIL, I WOULD THINK THAT TIME CONSTRAINTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THESE TO VERY MINUTE DETAILS. SO WILL THE GOVERNMENT EXERT ALL EFFORTS TO ALSO MAKE CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN GAZETTING AND ACTUALLY INTRODUCING IN THE COUNCIL, AND THAT LEGALLY AND PROCEDURE-WISE IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT SHOULD TALKS COMMENCE AFTER GAZETTING, THEN THERE COULD BE EVEN GAZETTAL AMENDMENTS OR WHATEVER BEFORE INTRODUCTION THAT WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY REASONABLE AND FAIR CONCLUSIONS OF ANY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN GAZETTAL AND INTRODUCTION INTO THE COUNCIL?
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GOVERNOR: WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR IN CONTACTS OVER RECENT WEEKS THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAZETTAL AND THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION. ] THINK I'VE MADE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID THAT WE STILL HOPE THAT THE PROBLEMS WHICH ALAS HAVE BECOME LARGER RATHER THAN SMALLER IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO, IF THOSE CAN BE RESOLVED, WE STILL HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE TALKS. THAT'S WHY I MADE THE REMARKS 1 DID EARLIER ABOUT HAVING TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN REACHING A DECISION ON WHEN TO INTRODUCE THE LEGISLATION. IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY WE'VE DEFERRED GAZETTAL BUT STILL HAVEN'T MADE THE PROGRESS WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MADE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HAD NO PRE-CONDITIONS FOR TALKS.
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