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Governor! I don't think that that is entirely what they're proposing. But as I've said to you before, we are very happy to consider whether that could be a way of speeding up the work that in Hong Kong's interest needs to be done. But I do hope that we can see more co-operation right across the board. We've seen helpful developments in a number of areas. We shouldn't under-estimate them, and I think that what officials are managing to do on infrastructure issues, on cross border infrastructure matters, is important and very welcome. And we want to see that sort of co-operative approach in as many areas as possible. I think everybody in Hong Kong wants to see that, too.
Question: When Deng Xiaoping dies, one would expect quite a strong reaction from this community. What is the Hong Kong Government's contingency?
Governor: I don't think that it would be helpful to speculate about what the Government will do in the event of anyone's death. We all die eventually. I imagine that your newspapers have obituaries on file about the 28th Governor of Hong Kong. But you wouldn't actually debate it in public, at least I hope you wouldn't. So I don't think it's helpful to comment on that. All I would say is that Mr Deng Xiaoping's career is being one of historic significance. And I am sure that the community would wish that at some future moment to be marked in a dignified way.
Question: Don't you hope he had taken a different stance on in Hong Kong?
Governor: I don't want to comment on Mr Deng Xiaoping. I would very much like all Chinese officials to take a positive approach to Hong Kong and the challenge it faces. And I would very much hope that they would all be confident about Hong Kong, and at the same time help to boost Hong Kong's confidence by doing things that're reassuring and not just saying things.
Question: Do you think that the legal sub-group suggestion can help in the progress of adaptation of law?
Governor: Any help that the legal sub-group offers us, we'll be very happy to look at. But I don't say this in a critical way. I think we all know that there have been times in the past when things would emerge from PWC meetings which have then been contradicted or have turned out not to be the official Chinese position. So I don't think it's very helpful of me other than express a general concern for as much good co- operation as possible. I think it's very helpful of me to react ... official suggestion has been put forward because that may not prove to be the case.
Question: Now that the Director of the Planning Department has gone up to Beijing to join the PWC..........is there a change in Government stance to the PWC's integrity, to recognise them?