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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1984

027. IRENE SUNG, SING TAO JIH PAO

A.

YOU HAVE MENTIONED IN YOUR SPEECH ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG AFTER 1997 AS BEING IN THE HANDS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE THEMSELVES AND THERE WILL FOLLOW A PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ALREADY UNDER WAY. UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT, WILL THERE BE A HONG KONG PERSON APPOINTED AS A VICE-GOVERNOR LEARNING HOW TO ADMINISTER THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

IT IS NOT FOR ME TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF THAT KIND, AT THIS STAGE. SEE SOME OF THE PAPERS TODAY SAY THAT I WAS EXPRESSING AN OPINION ABOUT THAT, IN FACT I WASN'T DOING THAT, ALTHOUGH ONE LADY I THINK EXPRESSED AN OPINION TO ME ABOUT THAT. OF COURSE I TAKE MOST OPINIONS OFFERED BY MOST LADIES. BUT IN ANSWER TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, IT WILL BE FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE IN WHAT WAY THERE WILL BE FURTHER MOVEMENT TOWARDS MORE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AND ON WHAT TIME SCALE.