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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1992
NO SECRET NEGOTIATIONS: GOVERNOR
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A PRESS REPORT ABOUT BRITAIN HOLDING SECRET NEGOTIATIONS WITH PEKING IS NOT TRUE, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER ATTENDING THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION LUNCH, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THERE ARE NO SECRET NEGOTIATIONS.
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HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WERE STARTING TO PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS AS WELL.
"IN DUE COURSE, WE'LL HAVE TO PUT PROPOSALS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THEY WILL BE DEBATED OVER, I GUESS, SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL," HE SAID.
"I'M SURE THAT THE RESULT WHICH COMES OUT AT THE OTHER END WILL BE ONE WHICH REPRESENTS WHAT THE COMMUNITY JUDGES TO BE IN ITS BEST INTEREST.
"I'M
SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE CRITICAL AT THE MOMENT WILL FIND LESS ΤΟ CRITICISE WHEN THAT'S HAPPENED. BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED WHICH IS AFFECTING OR CHANGING THAT POSITION.
"I'VE SAID CONTINUALLY THAT I'M PREPARED TO
GO ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME TO TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT ANY IDEAS THEY MAY HAVE, BUT SO FAR THAT HASN'T PROVED POSSIBLE."
TRANSPORT STAFF GEARED UP TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE GEARED UP ΤΟ BETTER THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
ANNOUNCING THE DEPARTMENT'S PERFORMANCE PLEDGE SCHEME FOR LICENSING SERVICES AT A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD AT THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE TODAY (MONDAY), THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RAFAEL HUI, SAID STAFF OF THE FOUR LICENSING OFFICES HAD A LONG TRADITION OF HARD AND DEDICATED SERVICE.
"DESPITE THE 32 PER CENT INCREASE IN WORKLOAD WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN STAFF DURING THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THEY ARE ALWAYS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC,'
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"I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON THEM TO CONTINUE THIS SUPPORT THE PERFORMANCE PLEDGE SCHEME," HE ADDED.
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/MR HUI