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Governor: These things happen. I've flown in small planes before and have one or two difficulties. We weren't quite sure where we were going to touch down, whether we were going to Subic Bay which we've been to yesterday, or whether we were going back to Manila Airport itself. But I think the people who were most surprised were our hosts when we returned. I said that I wanted to come back again. They weren't expecting to see me quite so soon. They were then very, very helpful in getting a new plane and I guess for all of us it was a reminder of the importance of not leaving the airport too fast after you've seen the friends or relations off. But it was all done with obviously the main premium on safety as should always be the case.
Question: By the way, any good news to Mr Wong and Mr Au's family?
Governor: We will obviously be getting in touch with them to let them know about the precise details of the conversation that I had with the President and I know that we all want to let them know about my Deputy Private Secretary, Kim Salkeld's visit to them in prison. I was pleased that we were able to tell them personally about the latest stage of play as we saw it. I very much hope, because this is the objective, I very much hope that the result of my carefully thought through intervention is that it will actually speed up their case. I repeat what I have said before that we are not seeking to interference in the judicial process in the Philippines. We just want that judicial process to be speeded up as much as possible. Just as the Philippine Government feels strongly about the position of its own citizens when they are abroad. So I have to say we feel strongly about the position and welfare of our citizens abroad.
Question: Governor, Times newspaper on the subject of detention. Wei Jingsheng received 14 years sentence today. This is Christmas. What do you think the effect of this is ... Hong Kong and whether you have thoughts... Mr Wei?
Governor: There's been very deep concern in Hong Kong and around the world on behalf, I'm sure, of countless millions of people about Mr Wei's case and that concern will have been made even more profound by what happened today. The British Government I know during Mr Qian Qichen's visit to London made its concern about Mr Wei clear. The British Government strongly supported the initiative taken by the European Union on December 7 about Mr Wei's case. I am sure that Britain will be talking to partners in the European Union about what further can be done. You asked about Christmas and about people's personal reactions to this. I guess that Mr Wei will be in many people's thoughts and prayers this Christmas and he'll certainly be in mine.