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Question (Trevor Cavanagh, The Sun): Prime Minister, a domestic question but one which I think may be of interest in this Crown territory. A number of MPs back home have expressed concern about the Royal Family, including Conservative MPs and including one Minister of the Crown who has asked for a debate on the Royal Family and the future of the Royal Family. Are you prepared to have one?
Prime Minister: I have heard no such comments made myself, Trevor, and I am disinclined to comment on domestic matters when I am so far away without having heard the domestic debate. I will happily respond to that point when I am back in the United Kingdom.
Governor: So we can have one more question on Hong Kong.
Question (John Leicester, the Asscoaited Press): Prime Minister, could you just for the record explain to us in your opinion would disbanding Legco equal a breach of the Joint Declaration?
Prime Minister: I've said that. I've said that earlier.
Question (John Leicester, Associated Press): Not clearly though, I mean, so that we know that would disbanding Legco equal a breach of the Joint Declaration in your view.
Prime Minister: We believe that the Joint Declaration shouldn't be changed and this is partly for that reason that we've been arguing that Legco needs to go right the way through and 1 made it clear the damage that we believe would be done if Legco were to be disbanded, damage not just to Hong Kong, though certainly to Hong Kong, but also to China and that is a point we have made repeatedly to China and will continue to make to China.
Governor: Okay, thank you very much indeed. Many thanks Prime Minister.
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