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MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1985
* COMMUNITY WELL REPRESENTED BY CANDIDATES'
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THERE HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD AND WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY COMING FORTH AS CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE HKU STANLEY HO SPORTS CENTRE AND THE TRIENNIAL INTERVARSITY GAMES, SIR EDWARD SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER DAY TO GO, AND HE WOULDN'T BE AT ALL SURPRISED IF WE SEE A FEW MORE COMING TOMORROW.+
ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE REJECTION OF DRAGONAIR'S APPLICATION TO OPERATE CHARTER FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA, HE SAID HE WOULD LEAVE IT TO THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
+IT IS BASICALLY FOR HIM TO TAKE THE DECISION OF THAT KIND. I AM SURE HE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU ANY GUIDANCE YOU NEED ON IT,+ HE ADDED.
ASKED IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE GETTING INTO BRITAIN THROUGH MACAU, SIR EDWARD SAID: WHEN I WAS THERE, I HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE PRESS REPORTS THERE HAVE BEEN HERE. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS WHERE PERHAPS THE REPORTS WERE A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE EVENT.
+ IT WAS UNDERSTOOD WITH THE PORTUGUESE DURING THE ACCESSION (TO THE EEC) NEGOTIATIONS THAT THERE WOULD BE DISCUSSIONS TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF PEOPLE FROM MACAU AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING AS I UNDERSTAND IT.+
ON A QUESTION ON WHETHER HE HAD HELD MEETINGS WITH JLG MEMBERS IN LONDON, HE SAID: +1 HAD A MEETING WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE WITH DR DAVID WILSON AND MR (ANTHONY) GALSWORTHY FROM THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND HAD A GOOD TALK WITH THEM, AND THEN JUST AS THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WAS FINISHING ITS WORK, I HAD A GOOD TALK WITH ERIC HO AND JOHN BOYD ON THE TELEPHONE TO GET THEIR REACTIONS TO THE WORK OF THE GROUP AND I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES THAT IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL FIRST MEETING.+
ASKED IF HE WOULD BE MEETING MEMBERS OF THE JLG BEFORE THEY WENT TO THE NEXT MEETING IN BEIJING, SIR EDWARD SAID: +1 IMAGINE THE BRITISH TEAM WILL PROBABLY COME THROUGH HONG KONG AND IF THEY DO, I SHALL CERTAINLY SEE THEM HERE.+
REPLYING TO ANOTHER QUESTION ON WHETHER HE WOULD GO TO BEIJING WITH MR RICHARD LUCE, HE SAID: +NO, I SHALL NOT BE GOING TO BEIJING WITH MR LUCE. I EXPECT TO BE IN HONG KONG HOPEFULLY FOR AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I REALLY DO ENJOY IT HERE.+