FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1986
+AND THINK MOST PEOPLE IN HONG KONG THINK THAT IS A VERY SENSIBLE APPROACH, HE ADDED.
ASKED WHETHER HE WOULD BE MEETING MR LU PING, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAJ AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL, WHO IS NOW VISITING HONG KONG, SIR EDWARD SAID NO FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE MOMENT.
+BUT I KNOW HIM QUITE WELL FROM MY TIME IN PEKING,+ HE SAID. +SC I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF HE AND I SAW EACH OTHER INFORMALLY AT SOME POINT.+
+ I SHOULD BE LISTENING TO HIM AS MUCH AS TALKING TO HIM. I THINK HE HAS COME HERE TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY, AND WE MUCH ENCOURAGE ALL VISITORS FROM PEKING TO DO THAT.+
ON THE FORTHCOMING VISIT TO CHINA BY MR TIMOTHY RENTON, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE GOVERNOR SAID MR RENTON WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA IN GENERAL.
+THAT ENCOMPASSES OF COURSE MANY SUBJECTS OTHER THAN HONG KONG. BUT I IMAGINE THAT HE WILL HAVE SOME EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON HONG KONG MATTERS.
+BUT HIS MAIN PURPOSE IS A VISIT TO CHINA ON THIS OCCASION AND SO THERE WILL BE MANY OTHER SUBJECTS TOO.
+THE AGENDA HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET, AND SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SUBJECTS HE WILL WANT TO TAKE UP, HE SAID.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE LOCAL ISATION PROGRAMME WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE, SIR EDWARD SAID HE HAD SPOKEN ON THE REVIEW ON LOCAL ISATION IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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+ IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, I THINK CERTAINLY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BELIEVES THIS AND I THINK HE IS QUITE RIGHT -- THAT THERE SHOULD BE FULL CONSULTATION WITH THOSE INVOLVED, SO THAT WHATEVER MEASURES ARE DECIDED ON ARE DECIDED ON ONLY AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THOSE INVOLVED, HE SAID,
ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RECONSIDER SCRAPPING JUR IES FOR THE TRIAL OF COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIMES IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ROSKILL COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THIS QUESTION WAS NOW FIRMLY WITH THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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+AND I AM SURE THEY WILL BE STUDYING THE ROSKILL REPORT WHICH IS QUITE A LONG REPORT I UNDERSTAND HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET BUT I AM SURE THEY WILL HAVE TO STUDY THE REPORT AS A WHOLE BEFORE THEY TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT IN THE IR OWN REPORT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE SAID.