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Question: There are reports saying that Mrs Anson Chan will go to Zuhai to meet Jiang Zemin at the end of this week. Can you confirm the report? Governor: No.
Question: Are you denying the report?
Governor: I haven't seen the report. Had I seen it, it would have surprised me because it's not true.
Question: (inaudible)
Governor: We've had a discussion on sewage charges.
Question: What was the outcome?
Governor: I'm sure you will learn that in due course.
Question: Governor, with regard to the comments from the business community...
Governor: You get the same answer.
Question: I'm going to ask you in a slightly different way...
Governor: Well, you get the same answer.
Question: The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce has just issued a statement urging the Government to give some thought to the provisional legislature. Do you think that is a change of ... in the business community?
Governor: I've heard them say that before. There is no question of us doing anything which would undermine the lawfully constituted Legislative Council and I am bound to say I think if they have said that it will come as a very considerable surprise to all those who voted in the Legislative Council Elections in record numbers about 60 per cent of whom, most likely more, I think, supported the Democratic Party.
Question: Has ExCo approved the sewage charges?
Governor: I'm sure you will be told in a very short order what the answer to that question is.
Question: Do you think those comments on the provisional legislature that undermined confidence..