THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1986
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GOVERNOR
LONDON VISIT TO BRIEF UK MINISTERS
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE
SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT HE AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD, DURING THE IR VISIT TO LONDON NEXT MONTH, BRIEF BRITISH MINISTERS ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN HONG KONG SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER A VISIT TO THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL SUMMER CAMP AT WU KAI SHA, SIR EDWARD SAID A LOT HAD HAPPENED IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND IN HONG KONG DURING THE PERIOD.
+SO WE INTEND TO GIVE MINISTERS A GENERAL ROUND UP OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND SEE WHAT VIEWS THEY HAVE ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, HE SAID.
ASKED WHETHER HONG KONG'S POLITICAL STRUCTURE WOULD BE DISCUSSED, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE EXPECTED THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME REVIEW OF HOW PEOPLE WERE FEELING ON THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE.
SIR EDWARD SAID HE HAD BEEN WATCHING VERY CAREFULLY WHAT THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE HAD BEEN SAYING ON THE SUBJECT, AND AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THE 1987 REVIEW. SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT SUBJECT TO BE COVERED.+
ASKED WHETHER TALKS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD INCLUDE THE DAYA BAY ISSUE, SIR EDWARD SAID THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC AGENDA FOR THE TALKS.
+WE SHALL BE CONVEYING TO MINISTERS IN LONDON THE FEELING IN HONG KONG. AND OF COURSE I SHALL BE GOING TO PEKING BEFORE THEN, AND I WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY MUCH OF THE ATMOSPHERE HERE TO PEKING AT THAT TIME AS WELL.+
ON THE QUESTION OF A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DAYA BAY ISSUE, HE SAID: THE POSITION IS STILL THAT THE MISSIONS ARE GOING TO PRESENT THE IR REPORTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE
SO OF DAYS AND MEMBERS WILL THEN WANT TO DISCUSS THOSE REPORTS. I'M WAITING TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF THAT DISCUSSION.
SIR EDWARD SAID HE WAS MAKING HIS PEKING TRIP AT THE INVITATION
OF THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SIR RICHARD EVANS.
+ IT'S IMPORTANT THAT HE AND I SHOULD KEEP IN TOUCH, BUT IT ALSO GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE CHINESE LEADERS AT THE SAME TIME.
+AND THEN I'M HOPING TO MAKE A SHORT VISIT TO CHENGDE OVER SATURDAY NIGHT TO DO A LITTLE SIGHTSEEING OVER THE WEEKEND.+
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