TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1989
GOVERNOR TO PRESS FOR GENEROUS PACKAGE FOR HONG KONG
THE GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID WILSON. SAID TONIGHT (TUESDAY) HE WILL BE PRESSING FOR A GENEROUS PACKAGE FOR HONG KONG ON THE OF ABODE ISSUE WHEN HE MEETS GOVERNMENT MINISTERS IN LONDON.
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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT. SIR DAVID SAID THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO KEEP IN HONG KONG SOME OF THE KEY PEOPLE TO ENSURE THAT THE TERRITORY KEPT GOING BOTH IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY AND THE
GOVERNMENT.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON COMPLAINTS FROM CIVIL SERVANTS THAT THE PLANS WOULD GIVE MORE PLACES TO PEOPLE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE GOVERNOR SAID : "WHAT WE NEED IS A BALANCED PACKAGE. WE NEED TO COVER ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY,
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"OF COURSE. WE HAVE A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THEY'RE ESSENTIAL FOR KEEPING HONG KONG AS A WHOLE GOING. BUT WE'VE GOT AN EQUAL CONCERN FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE SAID.
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"WHAT WE WANT 18 A BALANCED PACKAGE.” AND AS F WAS SAYING EARLIER, WE WANT A GENEROUS PACKAGE AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHAT I SHALL DE ARGUING FOR." HE ADDED.
STR DAVID ALSO DESCRIBED UK PRESS REPORTS THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS ONLY WILLING TO OFFER A MAXIMUM OF 150,000 PASSPORTS TO HONG KONG PEOPLE AS HIGHLY SPECULATIVE AT THE MOMENT.
ANOTHER ISSUE THE GOVERNOR WILL BE DISCUSSING WHILE IN LONDON
IS THAT OF THE V IETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
SIR DAVID SAID THAT THERE WAS A NEED. DURING THE WINTER PERIOD. TO GET IN PLACE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ORDERLY RETURN OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT REFUGEES TO VIETNAM UNDER ACCEPTABLE MONITORING CONDITIONS.
ASKED ΤΟ COMMENT ON A UK NEWSPAPER REPORT THAT BRITAIN HAD GIVEN A SECRET PROMISE TO PEKING THAT IT WOULD MAKE NO MAJOR CHANGES TO HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM BEFORE 1997. THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THAT ALLEGATION THAT THERE WAS SOME SECRET AGREEMENT IN 1984 IS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. THERE WAS NO SUCH SECRET AGREEMENT,"
SIR DAVID SAID THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT TO LONDON WAS TO THE NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY. MR DOUGLAS HURD. AND THE NEW SECRETARY. MR DAVID WADDINGTON. AND TO BRING THEM UP-TO-DATE ON KONG VIEWS ON MATTERS THEY WERE DEALING WITH.
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