I
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993
TO BRIEFLY.
IN AS
AGAINST PUBLIC
YOU ASKED TWO OTHER QUESTIONS WHICH I'LL RESPOND FIRST, ON CIVIL SERVANTS, WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST CIVIL SERVICES THE WORLD. THEY ARE, I BELIEVE, AS DETERMINED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE
COMMISSION GIVEN THE
IN THE CORRUPTION
RESOURCES MORE
TO FIGHT CORRUPTION BOTH SERVICE AND IN
TO MEET THE BUSINESS WORLD. AND WE'VE TRIED SERVICE ANXIETIES ABOUT THE PAYMENT OF THEIR PENSIONS AFTER THE SCHEME THAT I ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, THE SETTING UP OF FUND AS SORT OF INSURANCE POLICY FOR THEIR PENSIONS,
ON
THE
CIVIL
1997 BY A
TO ENSURE LAST
CRIME, WE HAVE, AS YOU SAID, TO WORK VERY HARD
YEAR THAT THE FALL IN VIOLENT CRIME THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER CONTINUES. THERE ARE THREE CRUCIAL ELEMENTS IN TRYING TO BRING DOWN CRIME. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH POLICE. MAKE WE ARE PUTTING ANOTHER 800 POLICE ON THE STREET AND WE'VE GOT TO SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT LEGAL POWERS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT THE MOMENT A BILL WHICH WILL HELP US FIGHT TRIADS AND ORGANISED CRIME.
AND
ALL OF US HAVE TO GIVE FINALLY,
BRAVEST
OUR POLICE FORCE THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THEY ARE ONE OF THE AND BEST POLICE FORCES IN THE WORLD.
QUESTION
(THROUGH INTERPRETER):
VERY MR GOVERNOR, I RESPECT YOU
SEE MUCH AND THIS IS ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME I SHOOK HANDS WITH YOU AND YOU AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR HEALTH. ALL OF US CAN SEE THAT YOUR HAIR IS GETTING THINNER AND THINNER AND YOU ARE GREYING AND YOU HAVE DEVELOPED EYE-BAGS. SO, ALL OF THESE ARE EVIDENCE THAT THERE CORONARY MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU AND YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM DISEASE. THE REASON I CAME HERE IS TO GIVE YOU A PRESCRIPTION. MAY NOT BE WILLING TO TAKE MY PRESCRIPTION BECAUSE I KNOW YOU VERY STUBBORN MAN AND YOU ONLY BELIEVE IN WESTERN MEDICINE BUT THE CHINESE MEDICINE HAS A LONG HISTORY AND THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN IT.
IF YOU ARE NOT SO STUBBORN AND YOU ARE WILLING TO PRESCRIPTION THEN I THINK IT WILL DO YOU GOOD. DO YOU WANT IT?
YOU ARE A
GOOD TAKE MY
GOVERNOR:
I'D LOVE IT AND PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE A WORD
AND YOU CAN GIVE ME YOUR PRESCRIPTION.
QUESTION (THROUGH INTERPRETER): CHINESE HERB. IT CAN CURE ALL.
AFTERWARDS
MY PRESCRIPTION IS A VERY
FAMOUS
—
METRES
REMARKS I
DOWN
OLD
AND
GOVERNOR:
MAY BE IT WILL ALSO ENABLE ME TO RUN THE 10,000 VERY
KIND RAPIDLY. I MUST SAY, WHEN I HEARD YOUR VERY STARTED
WHO IS THIS POOR BROKEN TO FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF. FELLOW I THOUGHT. THANKS TO SOME VERY GOOD DOCTORS IN HONG KONG,
I AM THANKS
THOUGH NOT ENOUGH - TO THE FACT THAT I'VE LOST WEIGHT NOW ABLE ON THE TESTS THAT I DO ON THE TREADMILL IN THE HOSPITAL GET TO THAT STAGE WHERE THEY'D ALLOW ME TO BECOME A FIREMAN, AND
DAUGHTERS BAGS UNDER MY EYES ARE A PRODUCT OF HEREDITY, AS ONE OF MY REGULARLY GRUMBLES, BUT SHE WOULDN'T THANK ME IF I TOLD YOU WHICH ONE.
TO
THE
/GOVERNOR: