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WEDNESDAY, HOPINBIR 11, 1987
WINDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, MR FORD SAID OUR LINKS WITH CHINA IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FIELDS WOULD NO DOUBT CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, NOT ONLY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, BUT ALSO AS A CONSEQUENCE OF OWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OF HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A GATEWAY CHINA AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
CHINA'S
BETWEEN
HE SAID: "IN THE RUN UP ΤΟ GOVERNMENTS ARE BOTH CONCERNED WITH PROSPERITY OF THE TERRITORY AND WITH ENSURING A GOVERNMENT IN 1997. THIS CAN BEST BE ACHIEVED BY ENSURING IS MAXIMUM CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATION BEFORE AND AFTER 1997.
1997, THE BRITISH AND CHINESE MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND SMOOTH TRANSFER TO THAT THERE
"THIS IS CLEARLY ENVISAGED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION. THUS NOT ONLY ENTIRELY REASONABLE BUT ALSO QUITE ESSENTIAL THAT SHOULD BE CLOSE CONTACT AND EXCHANGES OF VIEWS BETWEEN THE TWO THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS."
IT IS THERE SIDES,
MR FORD SAID THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE FEARFUL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, ADDING THAT HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA HAD DEVELOPED STEADILY IN A PRACTICAL AND PRAGMATIC WAY.
GOVT PURSUING REPATRIATION SOLUTION TO REFUGEE PROBLEM
THE SOLUTION THE GOVERNMENT IS PURSUING IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IS ΤΟ SCREEN NEW ARRIVALS AND TO REPATRIATE ALL THOSE WHO CANNOT ESTABLISH THEY ARE GENUINE REFUGEES, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE SATISFIED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE TREATED INHUMANELY.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
NOTING THAT IT WAS MEETING TRIS PROVISO THAT WAS CURRENTLY HOLDING UP FURTHER PROGRESS, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING IT COULD TO GET ITS POLICY ON REPATRIATION ACCEPTED.
"MEANWHILE, WE WILL CONTINUE DOING EVERYTHING ENCOURAGE THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO TAKE MORE FEFUGEES KONG.
WE CAN то FROM HONG
"AND WE