FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1994
QUESTION:
SIR,
A LATEST SURVEY SHOWS THAT THE TRUST OF HONG KONG PEOPLE IN BEIJING AND THE UK GOVERNMENTS IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
GOVERNOR: I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT SURVEY. MOST OF THE SURVEYS I HAVE SEEN RECENTLY SUGGESTED THAT IN COMPARISON WITH MOST OTHER COMMUNITIES, THERE IS AN ASTONISHING LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. BUT IF YOU TELL WHAT THE SURVEY IS AND YOU SEE ME
THIS AFTERNOON I WILL RESPOND TO IT.
QUESTION: DID YOU PROPOSE A DATE TO THE CHINESE SIDE FOR THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING?
GOVERNOR:
YES, WE HAVE MADE PROPOSALS TO THE CHINESE SIDE WHICH I HOPE THE CHINESE SIDE WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO IT POSITIVELY.
QUESTION: DIRECTOR LU PING WILL VISIT JUNK BAY ON THE COMING WILL YOU PROVIDE ANY SECURITY ARRANGEMENT FOR HIM?
SUNDAY,
GOVERNOR: ANYTHING WHICH DIRECTOR LU PING AND HIS COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE WE WILL PROVIDE. WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING THEM WITH AS MUCH ASSISTANCE AS THEY HAVE ASKED FOR ALL WEEK AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE DIRECTOR LU PING'S VISIT TO HONG KONG TO BE SO ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL THAT HE COMES BACK MANY TIMES IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT HE SEES AS MUCH OF HONG KONG AS POSSIBLE, MEETS AS MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG AS POSSIBLE AND IS ABLE TO ADDRESS AS MANY CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AS POSSIBLE. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE HIS VISIT A SUCCESS AND ENJOYABLE WE WILL BE HAPPY TO DO.
QUESTION:
THAT THE
BRITISH.
GOVERNOR, THE RECENT BRITISH LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTION SHOWS CONSERVATIVE PARTY ENJOYS THE LOWEST SUPPORT FROM THE HOW DO YOU EXPECT THAT IT WILL AFFECT YOUR FUTURE A9 GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG?
GOVERNOR: I DON'T THINK IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE TO MY FUTURE AS GOVERNOR ANY MORE THAN THE LAST ELECTION RESULTS WHEN I WAS A PARTY CHAIRMAN, WHICH WERE I THINK ALMOST THE BEST WE HAVE MANY YEARS AFFECTED THE THEN GOVERNOR OR AFFECTED MY RELATIONSHIP TO THE JOB THAT EVERYBODY KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO AT THE TIME. IT'S NOT REALLY A MATTER FOR ME. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE RESULTS IN ANY DETAIL. I TOLD YOU WHAT I AM INTERESTED IN. I AM INTERESTED IN THÈ RESULTS FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS THIS SEPTEMBER IN PARTICULAR. I AM INTERESTED IN GETTING THE MAXIMUM REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND AS BIG A TURNOUT AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THEIR LOCAL AFFAIRS. LAST QUESTION.
QUESTION: DIRECTOR LU IS GOING TO MAKE A SPEECH ON "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS THIS AFTERNOON.
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GOVERNOR : GOOD, EXCELLENT.
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