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Transcript of CS's media session
The following is a transcript of the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan's media session after a LegCo motion debate today (Wednesday):
Chief Secretary: I am very pleased with the outcome of the voting on the motion of vote of no confidence in the Governor. I think the resounding defeat of this motion indicates that the council does recognise the efforts that the administration, under the leadership of the Governor, have made in recent years both to safeguard the rule of law, to safeguard our way of life and to work for the faithful implementation of the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. We have made considerable efforts in the past three years. These efforts will continue, I can assure you, in the remaining years of transition.
Question:... As you did manage to defeat this motion by a two one margin do you now feel you no longer have to pay much heed to what these people had said?
Chief Secretary: No, we pay every attention to the views of the Legislative Council irrespective of their political leanings. I have set out in great detail in my speech how we have co-operated with the council in the past and we intend to continue this co- operation in the remaining years of transition.
Question: Regarding specifically there are criticisms for the Governor, do you feel... been ignored?
Chief Secretary; I referred to the resounding defeat of the motion of no confidence in the Governor. I think that's ample evidence.
Question: Why didn't the Governor come down and defend himself?
Chief Secretary: The Governor, as I said, is the head of the administration. The Governor is not a member of the Legislative Council and it is entirely natural that the Attorney General and myself should represent the administration as a whole in speaking in this motion. It involves not just the Governor, but as I said earlier, it involves the entire civil service, all 180,000 civil servants.
End/Wednesday, July 12, 1995