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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987

OF THE KUK, HOWEVER, HE WAS PLEASED THAT THROUGH THE OFFICES

THE PLANNED PROGRAMMES CONFLICTS HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED AND IMPLEMENTED.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE VISIT, MR FORD SAID VERY INTERESTING MEETING WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK.

HE HAD A

A LOT OF THE "IT'S MY FIRST MEETING WITH THEM. I'VE LEARNED

THE YEE

AND THE KUK,

FARMING

AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS OF THE HEUNG

AND COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS WHICH ARE THERE, THE PROBLEMS OF FARMERS AND SOME PROBLEMS STILL WITH LAND.

BEEN VERY THAT WE

"IT'S BEEN VERY USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I HOPE IT HAS ALSO BEEN USEFUL FOR THE HEUNG YEE KUK. IT'S NICE FOR ME TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, AND I HOPE SHALL MAINTAIN THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP IN THE YEARS AHEAD,

" HE SAID.

OF THE COMMUNITY, AND PROBLEMS WHICH

MR FORD SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT AND SEE SOME PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING THAT OF THE FARMING TALK TO FARMERS AND TO LEARN FOR HIMSELF SOME OF THEY FACED.

I THINK THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT SORT," HE SAID.

THE

FIRST-HAND

EXPERIENCE OF

SEAT IN THE GREEN PAPER

WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE KUK'S REQUEST FOR A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR FORD SAID THE SUBJECT WAS IN THE AND IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO COMMENT ON IT AT THIS STAGE.

"WE DID DISCUSS THAT, AND OF COURSE IN THE GREEN PAPER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PUT FORWARD AS A RESULT OF THE GREEN PAPER.

IT IS A

HEARING

SUBJECT WHICH IS VIEWS WHICH ARE

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SAID, "THAT

IS

ASKED HOW MANY REQUESTS FROM ORGANISATIONS DEMANDING A SEAT

WOULD ACCOMMODATE, LEGCO THE GOVERNMENT SOMETHING WE SHALL HAVE TO DECIDE AT THE TIME."

MR FORD

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