THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992
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GOVERNOR STRESSES NEED FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATORS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG
MEMBERS OF
REASON WHY SHOULD PUT DISTINGUISHED POLITICS
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TOLD OMELCO AT A DINNER THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING THAT HE SAW NO THE INCREASED DEMOCRATISATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AN END TO THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION THAT HAD AND GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG IN THE PAST.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHOULD
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER, HE SAID.
THE BEST WAY OF GUARANTEEING THE SURVIVAL OF HONG KONG'S INSTITUTIONS WAS THROUGH THEIR VIGOUR, RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS.
THE GOVERNOR STRESSED THAT HE TOOK THE IMPORTANCE BOTH OF STRONG EXECUTIVE-LED GOVERNMENT AND ITS ACCOUNTABILITY VERY SERIOUSLY.
IN PARTICULAR, HE WOULD BE LOOKING AT WAYS OF MAKING HIMSELF PROPERLY. ACCOUNTABLE, DISCUSSING THOSE IDEAS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND PUTTING SOME PROPOSALS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHEN THEY RETURNED TO WORK IN THE AUTUMN.
MR PATTEN RE-AFFIRMED THAT HE WANTED то ESTABLISH A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRC.
MR PATTEN SAID THAT ON THE CORE POLITICAL QUESTIONS HE WANTED TO PROCEED AS RAPIDLY AS PRACTICABLE.
HE WOULD BE CONSULTING WIDELY IN HONG KONG OVER THE SUMMER, PUTTING ADVICE TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE EARLY AUTUMN, AND SETTING OUT HIS BROAD INTENTIONS IN HIS SPEECH TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN OCTOBER.
WEIGHT OF ABOUT THE KONG WITH
THE GOVERNOR CONCLUDED: "I HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG NOW FOR EXACTLY A WEEK. I AM TODAY EVEN MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT I CARRY, BUT ALSO MORE OPTIMISTIC PROSPECTS FOR THE RESILIENT AND RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE OF HONG WHOM I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING,'
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