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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1993
GOVERNOR TO APPEAR BEFORE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL APPEAR BEFORE EVIDENCE THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE IN LATE JANUARY TO GIVE ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
(THURSDAY) WHEN HE
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE GOVERNOR TODAY SPOKE TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING THE EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND.
"I AM GOING TO EXERCISE MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO GO ON FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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SPEAKING
MR PATTEN WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON SIR PERCY CRADOCK'S REMARK,
SPEECH SAYING THINGS SAID SIR PERCY WAS EXERCISING HIS FREEDOM OF
SAYING FOR WHICH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG KNEW HE HAD BEEN MANY YEARS.
HE NOTED THAT WHEN THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR DOUGLAS HURD, MADE HIS STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, EVERY SINGLE ELECTED MEMBER WHO OFFICIAL, SPOKE FROM RIGHT ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, NOT RETIRED SUPPORTED THE APPROACH THAT THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS BEEN TAKING.
HAD
ASKED ABOUT THE REMARK MADE BY CHINESE VICE PREMIER AND FOREIGN
MR SINCERITY,
PATTEN MINISTER, MR QIAN QICHEN, ON THE QUESTION OF
WERE TOTALLY REITERATED THAT THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS SINCERE IN ATTEMPTING TO WORK FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT LAW DECLARATION, TO PRESERVE THE VALUES, THE FREEDOMS AND THE RULE OF IN HONG KONG.
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FOR EXAMPLE, *WE ARE SINCERE IN THOSE OBJECTIVES. THAT'S WHY, WE PROPOSED TALKS ON POLITICAL ISSUES TO THE CHINESE, THAT'S HAVE GONE THROUGH 17 ROUNDS OF THOSE TALKS WITHOUT ALAS VERY MUCH SHOW FOR IT.
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HONG IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF WANTING TO STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
"AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE PRINCIPLES AND WE HAVE LINE, HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR ALSO NOTED THAT BOTH THE CHINESE AND THE GOVERNMENTS WERE WORKING ON THE SAME OBJECTIVES FOR HONG KONG SMOOTH TRANSITION AND A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THOSE WERE THINGS ON WHICH HE SIDES COULD AGREE AND ON WHICH BOTH SIDES COULD CO-OPERATE.
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