GOVERNOR RETURNS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1986
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, RETURNED TO HONG KONG THIS EVENING AFTER HAVING BEEN AWAY FOR MORE THAN SIX WEEKS VISITING THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, FOLLOWED BY A HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT, SIR EDWARD SAID HE FOUND IT VERY VALUABLE IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO LEADING AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN AND TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCES.
+ I WAS VERY RELIEVED THAT THE PRESIDENT'S VETO ON THE JENKINS BILL WAS NOT OVER-RIDDEN, BUT I WAS LEFT IN NO DOUBT ABOUT THE CONTINUING STRENGTH OF PROTECTIONIST SENTIMENT IN UNITED STATES.+
IN CANADA, THE GOVERNOR SAID HONG KONG PUT ON A VERY GOOD SHOW IN THE EXPO, DOING QUITE A LOT FOR HONG KONG'S IMAGE THERE.
+THEN I WAS IN LONDON, SAME TIME AS THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND I FOLLOWED THAT CLOSELY. THAT WAS A PRODUCTIVE SESSION. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WAS AWAY, BUT I HAD A GOOD TALK WITH MR RENTON.+
SIR EDWARD SAID HE WOULD VISIT THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN PEKING, SIR RICHARD EVANS.
+ I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT THAT HE AND I SHOULD KEEP IN VERY CLOSE TOUCH AND IT WILL, OF COURSE, GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE CHINESE OFFICIALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH HONG KONG AFFAIRS.
+SO MY FIRST TASK IS TO GET MYSELF UP TO DATE WITH WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.+
WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DAYA BAY ISSUE. THE GOVERNOR SAID THE CHIEF SECRETARY SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WOULD BE BRINGING HIM UP TO DATE ON ALL THAT.
HE ADDED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE LEGCO FACT-FINDING MISSIONS HAD COME BACK AND WERE PREPARING THE IR REPORTS. +THE IR COLLEAGUES WILL WANT SOME TIME, I IMAGINE, TO STUDY THOSE REPORTS AND ASSESS THEM. THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY SENSIBLE WAY OF PROCEEDING. +
ON WHETHER HE WOULD DISCUSS THE DAYA BAY ISSUE WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS WHEN HE GOES TO PEKING, SIR EDWARD SAID: + THINK THEY ARE QUITE LIKELY TO ASK VE ABOUT THE STATE OF OPINION ON DAYA BAY IN HONG KONG AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO GIVE THEM AN APPRECIATION OF THAT.
/+BUT IT