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Governor: Oh, I will regret it if by 1997 Chinese officials still haven't learnt to trust the people of Hong Kong and to recognise that political development in Hong Kong is an inevitable consequence of economic development, that it isn't threatening to anybody and that the people in Hong Kong should be trusted. I think if, by the middle of 1997, some Chinese officials haven't learnt to trust Hong Kong, to be relaxed about what Hong Kong can contribute and offer to the further development of the economic revolution in China, if that hasn't happened then it will be extremely sad and very disappointing.
Speaker: In the past three-and-a-half years, what sort of experience have you learnt which could help you in the next one-and-a-half years?
Governor: I think that I've learnt, above all, the importance of believing in yourself - I don't mean that about me, I mean that about people in Hong Kong of believing in progress --
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Speaker: But I believe everybody must have confidence in himself. I thank you very much Mr Patten for spending the past hour with us, accepting our interview.
It is now almost 4 o'clock, so please prepare for the time-tone. Thank you Mr Patten.
Governor: Thank you very much indeed.
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Transcript of FS's media session
Following is a transcript of the remarks by the Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, at the media session after attending the luncheon meeting of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association this (Thursday) afternoon:
Question: ...inaudible...?
Financial Secretary: So we have been talking to the various interests involved in separate sessions. They have tossing of a few ideas around. But I think the time for them now to concentrate their mind, quite clearly the two Ministers and two governments are quite anxious they come to a successful conclusion. I would have thought that this is a feasible scheme that could bring greater throughput to our ports that would open up CT9 and then open up the subsequent development in CT 10 and 11. I hope they would conclude their discussions very quickly.
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