THURSDAY, JUNE
1984
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THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
HEALTH AND WELFARE (POLLUTION)
(SECRETARY)
THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS WILL BE PERMANENTLY IN ATTENDANCE:
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE
THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
GOVERNOR RETURNS
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, RETURNED FROM PEKING TODAY (THURSDAY) AFTER THE 16TH ROUND OF TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER MR Y.P. CHENG.
MEETING HIM AT THE AIRPORT WERE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE ÉXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S REMARKS TO WAITING REPORTERS AT KAI TAK.
+GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELL, TWO DAYS OF THE USUAL BUSINESSLIKE SESSIONS, BUT I THINK WE SURPRISED SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES IN PEKING BY ISSUING A RATHER LONGER COMMUNIQUE THAN WE HAD DONE IN THE PAST, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS AGREED TO ESTABLISH THIS WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE TWO SIDES.
THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE WORKING FULL TIME AND WILL START NEXT WEEK. IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR THE MEMBERS TO ASSEMBLE IN PEKING.
BUT, THE FORMAL SESSIONS WILL CONTINUE TOO. AGAIN SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ASKED ME WHEN THESE FORMAL SESSIONS WERE GOING TO COME TO AN END, AND I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO PREDICT HOW MANY
• OF THE FORMAL SESSIONS THERE WOULD BE, BUT I AM EXPECTING TO BE COMMUTING TO AND FROM PEKING FOR SOME TIME YET. SO NO DOUBT I SHALL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU ALL FROM TIME TO TIME AT THE AIRPORT. I SHALL BE GOING BACK UP FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON THE 27TH AND 28TH AND I'LL SEE YOU ALL THEN.+
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