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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987

A:

WELL, WE'RE GOT TO AWAIT THE RESULT, THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

THAT SAY THINK THAT IT IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT TO

I

A CLEAR MAJORITY

WOULD TO GIVE

BE

A

POLITICAL

FULL

VIEW OF ANY OF THE OPTIONS IN THE GREEN PAPER FACT TO WHICH IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE NECESSARY NOW, BEYOND THAT I REALLY DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS PRUDENT OR TO SAY ANY MORE, I AN AFRAID.

(WILSON WONG): ANY COMMUNICATIONS KONG PEOPLE'S WILL WOULD BE LOOKED AFTER?

A:

WEIGHT. POSSIBLE

THAT

WOULD GUARANTEE HONG

LET US - DON'T PUSH ME TOO MUCH ON THAT.

WAIT LET'S

AND SEE.

THERE IS WE HAVEN'T GOT LONG TO WAIT.

NOTHING I CAN SAY. IT IS A REVIEW PERFECTLY A GENUINE REVIEW, WE WISH TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS

KONG. THAT THAT TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE GOOD BREADTH OF OPINION IN HONG IS WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR AT THE MOMENT. WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

Q.

(WONG LAI-KWAN, ORIENTAL DAILY

THE BRITISH

EXERT GOVERNMENT

PRESSURE OR INFLUENCE EXCO'S DECISIONS ON THE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLAY POLITICAL REVIEW AND WHAT ROLE WILL THE

IN THIS ASSESSMENT EXERCISE OF THE CONSULTATIONS ON THE GREEN PAPER?

NEWS): WOULD

WE

A:

WELL

ANSWERED I THINK I HAVE JUST REALLY

YOUR QUESTION. HAVE TO AWAIT THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW, BUT IF THERE

CLEAR TS A OF THE EXPRESSION OF A MAJORITY VIEW ON ANY

OPTIONS IN THE GREEN

THAT WOULD BE PAPER, THEN

A POLITICAL

WHICH FACT TO

IT WOULD

THAT I OBVIOUSLY BE NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL WEIGHT. NOW BEYOND I HAVE REALLY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION IN ANSWERING THE GENTLEMAN'S EARLIER ONE.

Q.

(WONG LAI-KWAI):

THINK

BUT WOULD THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GET AN INDEPENDENT HAND TO ASSESS THE RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATION?

A:

WHEN THE RESULT OF THE REVIEW IS KNOWN AND THE CONSULTATIVE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND PROCESS IS COMPLETE, THEN OBVIOUSLY BOTH

ΤΟ SEE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL BE CONSIDERING AND LOOKING AT IT, WHAT THAT RESULT IS. UNTIL WE HAVE GOT THAT FAR, I AM AFRAID THERE NOTHING ELSE I CAN SAY.

+

IS

AROUND

THAT

AND

YOU HAVE BEEN {MARGARET NG, INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST):

IMPRESSION IS IT YOUR PERSONAL HONG KONG FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS; HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON POLITICAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS TO BE GIVEN A VOTE?

HAD

WITH PEOPLE

THAT

A:

I HAVE

HAVE FOUND IN ALL THE TALKS I THEY ARE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON ALL SORTS OF THINGS. I WOULD BE THE LAST PERSON TO SAY THAT THEY LACK KNOWLEDGE ON ANY PARTICULAR POINT.

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(KRIS CHAN,