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I had a brief discussion on that point with representatives of Amnesty International yesterday, but obviously we talked about other things more than that.
Question: The provisional legislature... holding meetings in Hong Kong, so do you think it is a challenge to the ...
Governor: I think some of the Shenzhen Saturday people have taken tea together in Hong Kong. I don't think that represents a challenge to anyone. The real problems are going to be if in Shenzhen on Saturday mornings they start purporting to legislate because that will raise all sorts of problems not for me or not for the Hong Kong Government today but for the SAR Government after 1 July.
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We all know that one of the reasons why concerns are being expressed, not just in Hong Kong but around the world, about Hong Kong's prosperity and freedom is because of the threat to trash, to dismantle the Legislative Council which has been freely elected and to replace it with this appointed Shenzhen body. That has caused, I think, a ripple of disquiet around the world and I hope those who meet next Saturday morning or who occasionally meet for tea, whether or not in the corner of clubs or elsewhere, I think that is something they should think about. I think that their activities are a challenge to a successful and smooth transition in Hong Kong and that is obviously a matter for considerable public disquiet. Thank you very much.
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Governor visits Sham Shui Po District
The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, was given an update briefing on the general situation in Sham Shui Po district during his visit today (Wednesday).
Mr Patten first visited the Geriatric Day Hospital and the Developmental Disabilities Unit of the Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) where he was briefed on the services being provided for the elderly and severely mentally handicapped children under 16.
The CMC was founded in 1964 and joined the Hospital Authority in 1991. It provides a comprehensive range of acute, extended, ambulatory and community care services, including a 24-hour accident and emergency service.