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Governor: I think everybody regrets any scuffles or punch-ups in the margins of polling day. I am sure the parties will want to ensure that its supporters, however enthusiastic they become, keep their enthusiasm within the bounds of vigorous politeness. You and I, I am sure, know that other communities, when they conduct elections, do it with rather more than the odd punch-ups. There are other communities not far from here where they have to have elections with UN policemen and others to make sure that it goes all right. In Hong Kong, I would guess that the amount of violence associated with politics and political campaigning is miles below the level that you find virtually everywhere else in the world, and that, again, is an aspect of the fact that this is a very stable, very mature, very sophisticated, very well-educated, very grown-up community. Any others?
Question: In what way do you think the Government should review about this kind of violence happen in election?
Governor: If this is a punch-up or two, that's a matter for the police and the courts. On the whole, as you know, the Government through the funding of the police, through the encouragement of the fight crime committees, and in other ways, helps to ensure that the level of crime in this community is well below that almost everywhere else in the world.
Question: Can we say in London the violence associated with politics is more serious than in Hong Kong?
Governor: I have seen in the UK from time to time political activities that are rougher than anything I have seen in Hong Kong in the last three years. But equally I have seen on my television screen much worse pictures from elsewhere in Europe, from North America and from other parts of the world. What I am saying is that a scuffle or two, though extremely regrettable and a cause of concern, shouldn't be got out of perspective. This is a community which carries out, which conducts political debate often on issues which people feel passionately about, conducts political debate in a very mature and calm and responsible way. Last question.
Question: Why did you repeatedly using the word "threats" or "threaten" ? Who do you have in mind you may feel threatened, in what ways do you think he's threatened?
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