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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1992
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ON THE YOUTH PROBLEM. THINK THE MEDIA IS EXERTING A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE. NOWADAYS, IN SOME OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, EVEN THE VERY BIG NEWSPAPERS, THEY CARRY STORIES WITH VERY CRUDE, OR SOMETIMES NUDE ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE CONTENT IS VERY EROTIC. IF YOU UNDERSTAND CHINESE YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE, AFTER THEY HAVE READ THIS, HOW CAN THEY HELP GOING ASTRAY?
SECONDLY, THE BEHAVIOUR OF KILLING, ARSONING ARE PORTRAYED AS HEROIC DEEDS IN TELEVISION AND MOVIES. SO THIS IS VERY MISLEADING TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE. I'M SURE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SPEND MORE ON EDUCATION. SUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT PLAYGROUND, THEY CAN BE OPENED TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEM TO RIDE THEIR BICYCLES THERE, OR TO DO SOMETHING TO SPEND THEIR ENERGY. IF THE GOVERNMENT THINKS
FIT, THEY MAY CHARGE AN ENTRANCE FEE. IT'S OKAY. AND THERE ARE SO MANY UNDESIRABLE MOVIES SHOWING NOW, I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COUNTER THIS EFFECT. THE GOVERNMENT CAN PAY TO MAKE SOME ROMANCE AND FEATURE FILMS AND YOU CAN GIVE OUR TICKETS AND WE ARE SURE TO BRING OUR CHILDREN TO WATCH THESE FILMS. OF COURSE, THIS IS A DRAW ON THE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO HIRE MORE POLICEMEN TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER, THIS IS ALSO A DRAW ON THE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES. WHAT I HAVE SUGGESTED IS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE.
GOVERNOR:
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IF I STARTED GOING TO ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS WITH YOU IN THE EVENINGS, MY WIFE MIGHT GET SUSPICIOUS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I THINK THE POINT YOU RAISE ABOUT THE THREAT TO FAMILY LIFE FROM PORNOGRAPHY, WHETHER IN MAGAZINES OR IN FILMS, IS A VERY REAL DANGER. AND IT IS A DANGER THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO COPE WITH. OF COURSE, THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH PRODUCED SOME EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT PROPOSALS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, ON ENSURING THAT THEY ARE BETTER EDUCATED AND I HOPE THAT CAN IMPLEMENT THEIR PROPOSALS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
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AND I'LL TELL SIR RUN RUN SHAW ABOUT THE FILMS.
QUESTION:
MR GOVERNOR, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. AS YOU ARE A POLITICIAN I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND MY QUESTION THE EASIER ONE IN THE WHOLE EVENING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SINO-HONG KONG RELATIONS. TEN DAYS AFTER YOU DELIVERED YOUR POLICY SPEECH, WE
CAN SEE FROM TV AND NEWSPAPERS WHAT THE REACTIONS FROM CHINA IS AND THE AIRPORT TALKS HAVE ALSO FAILED. YOU SAID THAT DEMOCRATISATION IS WHAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WANT, BUT CHINA HAS A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION TO DEMOCRACY. SO, THEY HAVE STRONGLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT YOUR PACKAGE AND I THINK SMOOTH TRANSITION IS ALL WE WANT AND GOOD RELATION BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONFLICTS IN THE FUTURE. SO, WHEN YOU GO TO PEKING, WILL YOU USE YOUR POLITICIAN'S SKILL TO TRY TO EXPLAIN TO PEKING THE KIND OF DEMOCRACY WE WANT?
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