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LORD CAITHNESS: WELL, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINA, BOTH FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY, ΙΤ WILL BE ONE OF THE MATTERS THAT UNDOUBTEDLY WILL COME UP, AND I HOPE THAT THAT WILL HELP IN ITS WAY.
FANNY WONG: WHAT CONCRETE STEPS CAN YOU TAKE TO HELP TO, RESOLVE THE CURRENT DEADLOCK?
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LORD CAITHNESS: SORRY
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FANNY WONG: WHAT CONCRETE STEPS CAN YOU TAKE TO HELP TO RESOLVE THE CURRENT SITUATION?
LORD CAITHNESS: BECAUSE I THINK WHAT ONE HAS GOT TO EXPLAIN TO THE CHINESE EXACTLY WHAT THE DESIGN OF THE
WHY THE AIRPORT IS DESIGNED, LAID OUT AS IT IS. THAT IS BEST DONE BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE CONSULTANTS. BUT WHAT WE WILL BE URGING AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT WE WILL GIVE IT TO THEM TO RAISE IT WITH THE CHINESE, EXPLAIN TO THEM THE URGENCY, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR HONG KONG TO GET ON WITH THIS.
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FOO CHOY PENG, THE STRAITS TIMES: LORD CAITHNESS, I BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT IF THE RESULTS OF NEXT YEAR'S LEGCO ELECTIONS ARE SUCCESSFUL OR RESPONSIBLE, YOU COULD BARGAIN FOR MORE DIRECT SEATS TO LEGCO 1995? COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A RESPONSIBLE SUCCESSFUL RESULT IN THESE ELECTIONS?
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LORD CAITHNESS: ONE CANNOT JUDGE THE RESULTS OF THE 1991 ELECTIONS AS SUCCESSFUL OR NOT SUCCESSFUL ON, FOR INSTANCE, A BRITISH BASIS.
JOHN ANDREWS, THE ECONOMIST: SORRY, COULD WE HAVE THE QUESTION AGAIN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HEAR IT BACK HERE?
LORD CAITHNESS: AS I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION, IS WAS HOW I WOULD JUDGE WHETHER THE 1991 ELECTIONS WERE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN GOING ON TO SAY GOING TO CHINA TO SAY, "CAN ONE INCREASE THE SEATS FOR THE 1995 ELECTIONS?" AND AS I SAID, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THE 1991 ELECTIONS ON THE PURE BASIS AS WE ASSESS THEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. I THINK THAT ONE
I HOPE THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONS; I HOPE THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WILL PUT THEIR NAMES ON THE ELECTORAL VOTE ROLL AND TURN OUT TO VOTE ON THE OCCASIONS. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT THREE LOTS OF ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR, ALL OF WHICH ARE IMPORTANT. AND THEN ONE WANTS TO ASSESS HOW IT DEVELOPS FROM THERE. AND I HAVE SAID THAT WHEN ONE CAN ASSESS THAT AND AT A PROPITIOUS TIME ONE WILL GO BACK TO THE CHINESE AND SEEK TO NEGOTIATE AN INCREASE IN THE TWENTY IF THAT CAN BE SHOWN TO WORK.
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