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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1991
Q: COULD I ASK SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT RESPOND TO THEN? UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG ARE APPARENTLY
PRIME MINISTER: (LAUGHING) WHICH ORGANISATION ARE YOU FROM?
Q: ATV NEWS HONG KONG. THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG APPARENTLY HEADED FOR VICTORY IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS. GAIN A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE SEATS, WOULD YOU AGREE THAT GOVERNOR SHOULD PUT EITHER ONE OF THEIR DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS OR LIBERAL VOICE INTO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HERE?
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PRIME MINISTER: TWO POINTS FIRSTLY, ANYONE WHO THINKS I GOING TO ANTICIPATE THE RESULT OF AN ELECTION IN HONG KONG IS WRONG. AND SECONDLY, I AM NOT GOING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE MIGHT DO ON HIS OWN AUTHORITY. THAT IS A MATTER FOR THE GOVERNOR NOT ME, THAT IS WHY HE IS THERE.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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PM TALKS TO NEWSMEN AFTER EXCO MEETING
MR JOHN FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THIS MAJOR, ΤΟ REPORTERS AFTER HIS MEETING THE (THURSDAY) MORNING:
MATTERS. I VERY USEFUL SOME
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I'D LIKE, I SUSPECT YOU MAY BE TOUCHING ON NON-HONG KONG WANT ΤΟ TALK ABOUT HONG KONG MATTERS FIRST. I'VE HAD A
DISCUSS IN DISCUSSION UPSTAIRS WITH EXCO. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DETAIL ALL THE MATTERS I'D DISCUSSED IN PEKING, THOSE MATTERS THAT ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. I WAS ABLE TO WITH THOSE DISCUSSIONS, RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND WE THEN HAD LENGTHY AND I BELIEVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP IN TOUCH IN THIS FASHION AND AND WE WILL. I WILL BE HAVING A FULL PRESS CONFERENCE LATER ON TODAY.
HAVE A VERY HECTIC I WILL. BE ABLE TO TAKE QUESTIONS THEN, BUT I SCHEDULE THIS MORNING AND WE ARE ALREADY RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND TIME. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH INDEED.
ALSO
Q. WHAT
THAT THERE IS NO FULL DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1997?
A. WELL. WE HAVE A GROWING LEVEL OF DEMOCRACY AND WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS FULL DEMOCRACY. THE NUMBER OF ELECTED SEATS IN THE ELECTIONS THAT WILL EXPECTED. THERE ARE SHORTLY TAKE PLACE IS HIGHER THAN MANY PEOPLE
WHO THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER THE FIGURES TO BE HIGHER STILL. FOR THOSE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE LOWER STILL. AND WE HAVE TO STRIKE A BALANCE. I BALANCE BELIEVE IN ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE PROVIDED THE RIGHT
FROM WHICH AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED A BASIS
SITUATION. THAT HONG KONG COULD INCREASINGLY MOVE INTO A DEMOCRATIC SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS HAPPENING. THE ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE VERY SOON. IT WILL BE THE THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD ON THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT PRIZE NO ONE SHOULD UNDERESTIMATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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