NOTE TO EDITORS:
SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1984
GOVERNOR RETURNS FROM PEKING
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS THE AIRPORT TODAY ON HIS RETURN FROM PEKING WHERE HE HAD TENDED THE LATEST ROUND OF TALKS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE!
+WELL GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT IS NICE TO BE HERE. I HAD HOPED FOR SOME SUNSHINE BUT IT SEEMS I HAVE TO BE DISAPPOINTED. I DON'T SUPPOSE THE STATEMENT WE ISSUED GAVE YOU ANY SURPRISES EXCEPT PERHAPS THAT WE SHALL BE RESUMING AGAIN ON THE 26TH AND 27TH. SO I SHALL BE GOING BACK TO PEKING NEXT SUNDAY. SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE DECIDED THAT IT'S NOT WORTH COMING BACK TO HONG KONG AND THEY'RE STAYING THERE FOR THE WEEK TO WAIT FOR US WHEN WE RETURN.
THERE'S NO GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO BE ATTACHED TO THIS. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FROM THE BEGINNING WILL KNOW THAT THE INTERVAL HAS CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME DEPENDING ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TALKS AND ON THE COMMITMENTS OF THOSE INVOLVED. AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED THIS TIME.
I UNDERSTAND IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT NEXT TIME WE MIGHT BE MEETING IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. BUT AGAIN THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANCE TO BE ATTACHED TO THAT EITHER, BECAUSE THAT, I BELIEVE, SIMPLY COMES BECAUSE THEY MAY BE REPAIRING AND REDECORATING THE PLACE WHERE WE NORMALLY MEET.
SO SINCE WE'VE ONLY GOT A LITTLE TIME OF THE WEEKEND LEFT I SUGGEST WE ALL HAVE THE REST OF IT OFF. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY.+
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