THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993
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STAGE. I
VERY
"I'M SORRY THAT I CAN'T SAY MORE THAN THAT AT THIS REALISE THAT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING FOR YOU, I REALISE THAT IT'S
FOR FRUSTRATING
THE COMMUNITY, THOUGH I THINK THAT YOU PROBABLY RECOGNISE AND THE COMMUNITY PROBABLY RECOGNISES THAT WE DO HAVE TO DISCREET AT THIS STAGE.
BE
"FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THE SOONER WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE A FURTHER SAID AT STATEMENT THE BETTER BUT FOR THE TIME BEING I REPEAT WHAT I
PRE- THE BEGINNING THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE TALKS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CONDITIONS."
ASKED ABOUT A REPORT IN LONDON THAT HONG KONG WAS EXCLUDED FROM LONDON ANY RENEWED TALK, THE GOVERNOR SAID THE STORY WAS DENIED BY
STATION TODAY AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF IT APPEARING ON A LOCAL RADIO BY A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN IN EXPLICIT AND AUTHORITATIVE TERMS.
"BUT
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MAKE REPEAT THAT UNFORTUNATELY UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO
WILL CIRCULATE, FURTHER STATEMENT, THOSE SORT OF RIDICULOUS RUMOURS
HE SAID. RUMOURS WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY,
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HK WILL BE INVOLVED IN ANY ELECTION TALKS
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THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THERE WAS NO TRUTH WHATSOEVER TO REPORTS THAT HONG KONG WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY TALKS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1994/95 ELECTIONS.
MR HANSON SAID WE WERE NOT IN THE POSITION TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT WHETHER THERE WOULD OR THERE WOULD NOT BE TALKS.
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"BUT, IF THERE ARE TO BE TALKS, HONG KONG WILL BE FULLY INVOLVED AT EVERY STAGE AND THIS MEANS DIRECT PARTICIPATION, HE ADDED.
MR HANSON SAID THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1994/95 ELECTION MUST COMMAND THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OUTLINED
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) OUTLINED THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
HONG KONG CAN BE VERY PROUD OF ITS LONG TRADITION OF NINE-YEAR FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION, THE GOVERNOR SAID AT THE OPENING OF THE EDUCATION AND CAREER EXPO '93 HELD AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION
AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
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