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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1989

GOVERNOR ARGUES FOR RIGHT OF ENTRY TO UK

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THE GOVERNOR,

HE (FRIDAY)

TO COVER

WAS

ALL

SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY ARGUING FOR THE RIGHT OF ENTRY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS IN HONG KONG.

ON

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE AIRPORT HIS RETURN FROM GENEVA, SIR DAVID SAID THAT HIS MESSAGES TO BRITAIN WERE WERE THAT IF BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS OF ALL SORTS IN HONG KONG GIVEN THE RIGHT OF ENTRY TO UK, IT WOULD DO AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF IN THE TERRITORY.

GOOD

"AND MY SECOND MESSAGE

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AND I REPEAT THIS IS A

TO

WOULD

LARGE

OF

MESSAGE

BRITAIN

WAS THAT IF THAT WAS DONE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY WISH TO GO WOULD BE VERY SMALL AND NOTHING LIKE THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN AROUND IN BRITAIN IN THE DISCUSSION THIS ISSUE," HE SAID.

THE

OF

MEMBERS

TO LONDON

GOVERNOR SAID

THE HE WAS GLAD THAT

SENIOR OMELCO, DAME LYDIA DUNN, AND MR ALLEN LEE, WOULD BE GOING NEXT WEEK TO REINFORCE HONG KONG VIEWS ON THE NATIONALITY ISSUE.

SIR DAVID SAID NOW WAS A TIME FOR EVERYONE, THE GOVERNMENT AND IN HONG THE COMMUNITY, TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP RESTORE CONFIDENCE KONG FOLLOWING THE RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA, AND THAT THERE WAS WORK BE DONE BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

"WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME; WE'RE STILL VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN HONG KONG.

"IT'S A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER, WHEN WE NEED THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US,

IN SAID.

TO

IN A

UNITY

T SIR DAVID

THAT'S DAMAGE TO

"THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE BY CHINA TO RESTORE THE DAMAGE BEEN DONE TO CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG. AND THERE HAS BEEN CONFIDENCE TO HONG KONG, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

"THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE BY BRITAIN TO HELP RESTORE HERE; PRACTICAL MEASURE OF SUPPORT.

CONFIDENCE

"IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF SOMETHING SIMPLY SOMETHING FOR

GOVERNMENT, IT'S FOR THE THE

FOR THE GOVERNOR. WHOLE COMMUNITY, "

THE

GOVERNOR SAID.

SIR DAVID DISAGREED WITH A SUGGESTION THAT MANY PEOPLE IN KONG SEEM TO HAVE THROWN IN THE TOWEL : "THERE'S NO DOUBT AT ALL PEOPLE HERE HAVE BEEN WORRIED BY WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST WEEKS IN CHINA.'

HONG

THAT

TWO

IDEA RIGHT,"

"AND IT'S NOT SURPRISING AT ALL THAT'S THE CASE. BUT THIS OF PEOPLE SIMPLY THROWING IN THE TOWEL, I DON'T THINK THAT'S HE SAID.

/"I DON'T