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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987

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QUESTION. KNOW, DO So. I

TWO THINGS;

IF THEY

A:

OH, THE LEGCO, I SEE. OH SORRY, I MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR WELL, IF THEY WISH TO DO SO ANYBODY CAN VISIT HANOI AS FAR AS I PROVIDING OF COURSE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN A VISA TO THINK THOSE CONCERNED HAVE TO ASK THEMSELVES, IF THEY DO, FIRST OF ALL, WOULD THE VIETNAMESE AGREE TO IT AND SECONDLY, DID, WOULD IT ACTUALLY ACHIEVE WHAT THEY WANTED TO ACHIEVE. I SURE NECESSARILY IT WOULD ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULTS. I THINK MORE IMPORTANT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE WAY I HAVE DESCRIBED IN CONTINUING PRESSURE ON THE VIETNAMESE IN ALL THE FORA THAT WE SO TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THE RESULT THAT YOU WANT.

AM NOT IT 15 APPLYING CAN DO

18,

MY QUESTION

TO DISCUSS THE

Q.

(AGNES LAM, HONG KONG STANDARD): I AM SORRY, THEY SUGGESTED THE BRITISH TO GIVE THEM MORE FREEDOM MATTER WITH OTHER FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES, NOT VIETNAM.

A:

Q.

OH, I SEE.

WHETHER (AGNES LAM, HONG KONG STANDARD): SO I JUST WANT TO ASK

TO GIVE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR THE BRITISH FEASIBLE

IT IS GOVERNMENT THE FREEDOM TO DO THAT.

A:

ΤΟ

WHILST THE VIEWS WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT

THIS ISSUE ARE WELL

BRITAIN KNOWN, OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON

INTERESTS OF HONG KONG REMAINS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS

A MAINTAIN IT AND WAY IS THE THINK THAT AND I

REALLY PARTICULARLY VALUABLE PART OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AND HONG KONG. AS I SAID, THERE HAS BEEN TALK THAT OTHERS MAY WANT

ΤΟ THEM FOR MATTER GO THERE. IF THEY DO THEN THAT IS A CHOICE ON, BUT 1 THINK WE MUST CONCENTRATE FIRST OF ALL ON FORA WHICH I THINK WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. I MUST DO ALL WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT IT IS.

Q.

IT'S GREAT BRITAIN

ΤΟ

THE TAKE THE WIDER HOPE IT WILL

WE

BE.

HONG

QUESTION FOR A STRAIGHT (WILSON WONG, TVB. NEWS): A STRAIGHT

DAYS

DO YOU VISIT IN

KONG, ANSWER, 1 HOPE. AFTER YOUR FOUR THINK THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE DIRECT ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR?

A:

THAT REVIEW

THE THERE IS A REVIEW GOING ON AT THE MOMENT.

UNTIL THAT CONSULTATIVE PERIOD IS COMPLETED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

NO IS, I REALLY AM IN REVIEW IS COMPLETED AND WE KNOW WHAT THE RESULT

SHOULD POSITION TO COMMENT ON WHAT THE OUTCOME OF IT MIGHT BE OR WHAT

AND SEE. I APPRECIATE TRANSPIRE AFTERWARDS. WE REALLY HAVE TO WAIT

APPRECIATE THE I AND THE INTEREST 1 APPRECIATE IMPATIENCE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. BUT REALLY THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE PATIENCE. YOU HAVEN'T GOT TO WAIT ALL THAT LONG.

THE

CONCERN;

FOUR GOING

Q.

(WILSON WONG): CAN 1 ASK A FOLLOWING QUESTION? AFTER YOUR

ARE DAYS VISIT, THERE MAY BE A SITUATION WHEN HÒNG KONG PEOPLE TO RUN FOR ELECTION NEXT YEAR, WHILE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT MAY OPPOSE IT. IF IN THAT CASE, HOW WOULD YOU TRY TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE?

/A:

WELL,

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