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+ IT IS NOW FOR THEN TO DECIDE, OR AT LEAST TO PROPOSE THE ISSUE SHOULD BE CARRIED FORWARD AND WHEN IT SHOULD BE CARRIED FORWARD.

+LET ME MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO INTENTION TO RUSH ANYTHING THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND EVEN IF THERE WAS, I AM SURE THAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WOULD SAY THEY WISH TO HAVE MORE TIME TO CONSIDER IT,+ HE SAID.

ON THE SETTING UP OF HONG KONG NEWS AGENCIES IN PEKING, SIR EDWARD SAID HE SAW THE REPORT IN THE PRESS THIS MORNING.

+ I THINK THERE IS GREAT INTEREST IN HONG KONG IN WHAT HAPPENS IN PEKING AND IN THE REST OF THE MAINLAND, AND I AM SURE THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE A VERY HELPFUL DEVELOPMENT, + HE SAID.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION ON WHEN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WOULD BE ANNOUNCED, SIR EDWARD SAID +THERE IS STILL NO DATE FOR THAT CONSULTATIONS ARE CONTINUING AND IN DUE COURSE I AM SURE THAT HMG WILL ANNOUNCE THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH SIDE.+

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION GIVEN TO THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, SIR EDWARD SAID THE GOVERNMENT GAVE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL SUBVENTION TO

A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.

+WE VALUE VERY HIGHLY THE WORK OF THESE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. I THINK IT IS A VERY FINE FEATURE OF HONG KONG LIFE THAT WE HAVE THE EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

+ON THE QUESTION OF THE LEVEL OF SUBVENTIONS, IT IS LIKE OTHER MATTERS, IT IS NOT A QUESTION ON WHICH EVERYBODY ALWAYS HAS THE SAME VIEW,

+BUT I THINK THAT IN GENERAL THERE IS REASONABLE SATISFACTION WITH THE LEVEL, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE DISCUSSION ON ITS LEVEL FROM TIME TO TIME,+ HE SAID.

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