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Minister: Well, I am not going to make any statements as to what we hope to resolve in the very near future. That is a matter for discussion, but you've mentioned matters which need to be resolved and I would hope that some of these issues can be resolved reasonably quickly. The JLG has made a number of items of progress recently. The Governor has, of course, mentioned to me over the last few days those areas where there have been success, particularly on the Court of Final Appeal. There has been success on a number of issues and I hope that we'll build on that success because it is in the interests of the people of Hong Kong that uncertainty should come to an end. Therefore I look forward to working on those issues over the coming months. Thank You.
End/Tuesday, September 5, 1995
British minister visits Sha Tin
The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hanley, today (Tuesday) visited Sha Tin to see for himself the latest developments in the area.
Mr Hanley was accompanied by the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten; the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau; and the District Officer of Sha Tin, Miss Wong Mei-lin.
The minister and his wife, Verna, first inspected the Hong Kong Society for the Aged's Kwan Fong Nim Chee Home for the Elderly in Yuen Chau Kok where they were warmly greeted by the elderly.
The home, opened in July last year, provides personal and nursing care to about 200 residents mostly aged 65 and above. It was constructed with a $15 million donation from the Kwan Fong Charitable Foundation and now subsidised by the Government.
The Hanleys then toured the Kwong Yuen Estate in Siu Lek Yuen which provide public housing to about 17,000 people and an award-winning commercial centre in the estate. Before leaving, they paid a visit to a family in Kapok House.
Finally, they walked through the Sha Tin New Town Plaza before meeting community leaders and Sha Tin District Board members at a reception.
End/Tuesday, September 5, 1995