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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1991
"IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE GOT TO DO IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS THOUGH. THE LEGISLATION DOESN'T GET PREPARED; IT DOESN'T GET PUT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.
"IT HAS TO BE PUT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON DRAFTING THE LEGISLATION. SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WHICH IS URGENT, IT IS SOMETHING WHICH WE CAN DO OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS," HE SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE ADMINISTRATION WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHAT WAS THE RIGHT WAY FORWARD.
"AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL HERE, THERE HAS TO BE LEGISLATION THAT HAS TO BE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SO LET US DISCUSS IT WITH MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; SEE WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE, HE SAID.
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ON THE RECENT LAW AND ORDER SITUATION, THE GOVERNOR SAID PEOPLE WERE QUITE NATURALLY CONCERNED WHEN THERE WERE DRAMATIC INCIDENTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN WEAPONS WERE USED.
"WE MUST GET ON TOP OF THOSE PROBLEMS, AND THE POLICE WILL CERTAINLY DO SO AND THEY WILL HAVE THE FULL BACKING OF THE ADMINISTRATION," HE SAID.
HE SAID WITHOUT IN ANY WAY SEEKING TO DOWNGRADE THE PROBLEM, HONG KONG WAS STILL A VERY SAFE TERRITORY, IN COMPARISON WITH MOST OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD.
"WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT AS GOOD AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND THE POLICE WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY CAN TO ACHIEVE THAT," HE SAID.
ON ROBBERY CASES INVOLVING WEAPONS BEING SMUGGLED INTO HONG KONG FROM CHINA, THE GOVERNOR SAID THE POLICE HAD BEEN HAVING TALKS AND WOULD GO ON HAVING TALKS WITH THE SECURITY OFFICIALS IN GUANGDONG.
"AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE GOT TO BUILD UP OVER THE YEARS, WE ARE NOT ISOLATED FROM GUANGDONG; THAT MEANS THAT WE MUST CONTINUE
ΤΟ HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SECURITY AUTHORITIES IN GUANGDONG. WE HAVE SOME COMMON PROBLEMS SO WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THEM TOGETHER, HE SAID.
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GOVERNOR VISITS TWO ISLANDS
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, VISITED TWO OUTLYING ISLANDS TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR FRED TING, AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, KIM SALKELD.
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