FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994
QUESTION:
GOVERNOR:
GOVERNOR, (INAUDIBLE)
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BUT
AND AND I
EYES
VERY
AND
GOOD
WE HAVE NEVER BELIEVED THAT OUR FRIENDS SHOULD WANT OR DO WANT TO INTERFERE IN DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA, OR TO INTERFERE IN THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG. WE ARE GRATEFUL WHEN OUR FRIENDS SHOW UNDERSTANDING AND SYMPATHY CONCERN ABOUT OUR PRESENT ASPIRATIONS AND OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS. THINK THAT WHEN THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG LOOK AROUND THE WORLD THIS IS A COMMUNITY WITH OPEN DOORS AND OPEN MINDS AND OPEN WHEN WE LOOK AROUND THE WORLD WE SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS IN CANADA. WE'VE HAD A TERRIFIC UNDERSTANDING WITH CANADA; CANADA HAS PROVIDED A HOME FOR MANY PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG; WE HAVE HAD A VERY CLOSE COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP; BUT ABOVE ALL, WE FEEL THAT WHEN WE ARE TALKING TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS COLLEAGUES WE ARE TALKING
WHO TO PEOPLE
SYMPATHISE AND WHO UNDERSTAND AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE. HONG KONG'S CONTINUING SUCCESS AND STABILITY
FOR CHINA, DO MATTER, NOT JUST FOR HONG KONG AND NOT JUST BLT I THINK FOR THE REGION AND THE WORLD AND THEREFORE IT IS SURPRISING THAT PEOPLE LIKE THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TAKE A POLITE CONSTANT INTEREST IN WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
NOT
BUT
QUESTION:
GOVERNOR:
(INAUDIBLE)
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ALL
—
THE
WELL I THINK THAT WE HAVE HAD ASSISTANCE WE COULD REQUIRE. WE HAVE HAD THE ASSISTANCE IN PRACTICAL WAYS THE PRIME MINISTER WAS TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRATION. WE HAVE HAD THE ASSISTANCE IN
PROVIDED THE FRIENDSHIP WHICH CANADA HAS
THE
BOTH FESTIVALS
HERE AND IN CANADA AND THE POLITE WAY IN WHICH CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND MINISTERS HAVE, IN THEIR CONTACTS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS, RAISED THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, NOT IN AN UNREASONABLE WAY BUT POLITELY ENQUIRING ABOUT HOW CHINA WILL GO ABOUT PROVIDING ALL TO THOSE REASSURANCES WHICH ARE NECESSARY IF THE JOINT DECLARATION IS BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE CONSTANT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE HAD FROM CANADA.
SPEAKER:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TRANSCRIPT OF MEDIA SESSION BY SECRETARY FOR WORKS
FOLLOWING IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS MR JAMES BLAKE'S MEDIA SESSION AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES TODAY (FRIDAY):
S FOR W:
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM ACTUALLY HERE TODAY TO REBUT AN ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY REGARDING THE NEW NAVAL BASE THAT WE ARE CONSTRUCTING AT STONECUTTERS ISLAND.
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