FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1994
GOVERNOR COMMENTS ON AIRPORT MEETING PROGRESS
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GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON SAID THE GOOD PROGRESS MADE AT TODAY'S AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING INDICATED THAT BOTH SIDES WERE CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT.
RESPONDING TO PRESS QUESTIONS AFTER THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ST JOHN COUNCIL FOR HONG KONG, MR PATTEN SAID: "THERE IS A BIT MORE WORK TO DO AND EXPERTS WERE STILL WORKING ON A TEXT AND I AM NOT QUITE SURE HOW LONG THAT WORK WILL TAKE BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN SEVERAL STRIDES FORWARD BUT WE ARE NOT QUITE HOME YET.
"IT IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH SIDES TO HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER WHICH EMBODIES PRECISELY WHAT'S BEEN AGREED THAT THEY CAN USE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE CAN USE WHEN WE ARE TALKING TO BANKERS AND TO OTHERS."
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE DID NOT THINK THAT IT WAS IN ANYONE'S INTEREST THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANY MATTER STILL UNRESOLVED.
"80, WE WANT TO GET EVERYTHING SORTED OUT AS CLEANLY AND CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE, HE ADDED.
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IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ABOUT AN OVERALL AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT FINANCING, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT SOON.
"WE DO WANT TO GET THIS ISSUE OFF THE TABLE. WE DO HAVE AN OVERALL FINANCING AGREEMENT WHICH IS UNDERSTOOD AND BY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED.
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TRANSCRIPT OF GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, AFTER PRESIDING AT JOHN COUNCIL FOR HONG KONG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THIS (FRIDAY)
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AFTERNOON:-
QUESTION: ARE YOU PLEASED WITH TODAY'S MEETING OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, THE OUTCOME THAT WAS REACHED TODAY?
GOVERNOR: I THINK THE REPORTS THAT I RECEIVED SUGGESTED THAT GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE AND I THINK WE ARE QUITE CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT. THERE IS A BIT MORE WORK TO DO AND THERE ARE CERTAINLY WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE A SHORT WHILE AGO, EXPERTS WERE STILL WORKING ON A TEXT AND I AM NOT QUITE SURE HOW LONG THAT WORK WILL TAKE BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS WEEK HAS SEEN SEVERAL STRIDES FORWARD BUT WE ARE NOT QUITE HOME YET.
QUESTION: THE TEXT THEY ARE NOW WORKING ON IS THE JOINT AGREEMENT?
GOVERNOR: THAT'S RIGHT.
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