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WOP TO BE DONE ON ENDORSEMENT

FRIDAY, JANUA, Y

1286

GOVERNOR

THERE WAS SOME PRACTICAL WORK TO BE DONE REGARDING AN ENCORSEMENT IN THE NEW PN(0) PASSPORT STATING THAT ENTRY VISAS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED BY ZONA FIDE VISITORS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE GETTING ON WITH THAT, THE GOVERNOR, EDWARD YOUDE, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW CAMPUS OF THE SHUE YAN COLLEGE IN BRAEMAR HILL, SIR EDWARD SAID THERE WOULD BE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT ON THE FORMULA FOR THE ENDORSEMENT.

ASKED WHETHER HE SAW THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING A SATISFACTORY ENDORSEMENT. THE GOVERNOR SAID THE JOB NOW WAS TO GO AND CONTINUL THE DISCUSSIONS AND LOOK FOR ONE.

+AND IF I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD FIND ONE, I WOULDN'T BE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT IT, HE SAID.

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THINK IF PEOPLE ARE KEEN TO FIND A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION, THEN A SOLUTION OUGHT TO BE AVAILABLE.+

SIF EDWARD POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS IN THE STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING BY MR TIMOTHY RENTEN, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

+THEY HAVE SAID THAT PROVIDING THE SATISFACTORY FORMULA CAN BE FOUNL, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL AGREE TO THE POSITION BEING MADE PLAIN IN THE PASSPORT, AND THEY HAVE AGREED THAT THIS TEAM SHALL GO.

+SO I THINK THAT THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS HE SAID, AND HE ALSO SPOKE QUITE POSITIVELY THIS MORNING ABOUT THE DETERMINATION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE

OINT DECLARATION,

+AND WHEN THE TEAM IS READY -- IT WILL BE A WORKING LEVEL TEAM WE WILL SEND IT OFF TO LONDON TC, AS MR RENTON PUT IT, ESTABLISH MORE OF THE FACTS, HE SAID.

ASKED WHETHER THE PASSAGE OF THE DRAFT HONG KONG (BRITISH NAT ONALITY) ORDER WOULD BE DELAYED AS THERE WERE ONLY TWO-AND- 4-HALF MONTHS NOW PEFORE IT WOULD BE HEARD AGAIN IN PARLIAMENT, SIR EDWARD SAID HE DOUBTED IF THERE WOULD BE A DELAY BECAUSE THE ISH GOVERNMENT HAD SAIC THEY WANTED TO GET IT THROUGH IN ONE YEAR.

SAID.

+AND THAT MEANS IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN SPRING

+ HE

/SIR AWARD