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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987
OF THE KUK, HOWEVER, HE WAS PLEASED THAT THROUGH THE OFFICES
THE PLANNED PROGRAMMES CONFLICTS HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED AND IMPLEMENTED.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE VISIT, MR FORD SAID VERY INTERESTING MEETING WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK.
HE HAD A
A LOT OF THE "IT'S MY FIRST MEETING WITH THEM. I'VE LEARNED
THE YEE
AND THE KUK,
FARMING
AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE HEUNG
AND COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS WHICH ARE THERE, THE PROBLEMS OF FARMERS AND SOME PROBLEMS STILL WITH LAND.
BEEN VERY THAT WE
"IT'S BEEN VERY USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I HOPE IT HAS ALSO BEEN USEFUL FOR THE HEUNG YEE KUK. IT'S NICE FOR ME TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, AND I HOPE SHALL MAINTAIN THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP IN THE YEARS AHEAD,
" HE SAID.
OF THE COMMUNITY, AND PROBLEMS WHICH
MR FORD SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT AND SEE SOME PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING THAT OF THE FARMING TALK TO FARMERS AND TO LEARN FOR HIMSELF SOME OF THEY FACED.
I THINK THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT SORT," HE SAID.
THE
FIRST-HAND
EXPERIENCE OF
SEAT IN THE GREEN PAPER
WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE KUK'S REQUEST FOR A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR FORD SAID THE SUBJECT WAS IN THE AND IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO COMMENT ON IT AT THIS STAGE.
"WE DID DISCUSS THAT, AND OF COURSE IN THE GREEN PAPER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PUT FORWARD AS A RESULT OF THE GREEN PAPER.
IT IS A
HEARING
SUBJECT WHICH IS VIEWS WHICH ARE
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SAID, "THAT
IS
ASKED HOW MANY REQUESTS FROM ORGANISATIONS DEMANDING A SEAT
WOULD ACCOMMODATE, LEGCO THE GOVERNMENT SOMETHING WE SHALL HAVE TO DECIDE AT THE TIME."
MR FORD
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