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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1993
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TALK IN CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT: GOVERNOR
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THE BRITISH TEAM WOULD CERTAINLY ENTER THE TALKS IN A CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT AND A POSITIVE FRAME OF MIND, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS RETURN FROM LONDON, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, OUR AMBASSADOR IN PEKING, WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE TALKS BEGIN TO DISCUSS WITH US THE WAY WE INTEND TO HANDLE THE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS AND I HOPE THAT WILL CLEAR THE GROUND FOR SUCCESS LATER ON IN THE TALKS."
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ASKED ABOUT COMMENTS BY MR DOUGLAS HURD ON THE "THROUGH CONCEPT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "IF THERE IS TO BE A THROUGH TRAIN CHINESE OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY ARE KEEN ON AND WHICH WE ARE KEEN ON + THEN, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SHOULD DEFINE WHAT SORT OF VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO BE AND WHO IS GOING TO TRAVEL ON IT.
"I THINK THERE IS WIDE SCEPTICISM ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF A THROUGH TRAIN WHICH IS RESTRICTIVE ABOUT THOSE WHO CAN ACTUALLY TRAVEL IN ITS CARRIAGES."
ON THE TIMING OF LEGISLATING THE ELECTION BILL, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT WE HAD TO WEIGH IN THE BALANCE A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
"FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER HOW WELL THE TALKS ARE GOING AND WHETHER THEY APPEAR то BE PROCEEDING TOWARDS SATISFACTORY SOLUTION, HE SAID.
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"SECONDLY, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT WE NEED ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE NOT LEAST FOR THE 1994 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION IN TIME AND THAT WE NEED TO GIVE LEGISLATORS THE TIME ΤΟ DISCUSS MATTERS PROPERLY.
"THIRDLY, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE LEGISLATORS WOULD BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT US BOTH NEGOTIATING AND LEGISLATING ON THE SAME MATTER AT THE SAME TIME.'
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CHANGEABLE WEATHER IN MARCH
A ROYAL OBSERVATORY MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT SHOWED THAT MARCH WAS WARMER, CLOUDIER AND MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL.
THE WEATHER WAS TYPICALLY CHANGEABLE FOR SPRING, WITH SPELLS OF COOL WEATHER BROUGHT ABOUT BY LATE BURSTS OF WINTER MONSOON INTERSPERSED WITH WARM SUNNY PERIODS WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS, HUMID CONDITIONS WITH FOG AND PERIODS OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER.
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