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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1991

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GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE NOW AMENDED PRESIDE OVER

SECONDLY, UNDER EXISTING CLAUSE XXI (1), REQUIRED TO PRESIDE OVER MEETINGS OF COUNCIL AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE. THIS CLAUSE IS SO THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS ONLY WHEN HE IS PRESENT AT

SUCH MEETINGS.

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INCREASED FLEXIBILITY WILL ENABLE THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, WHO WILL TAKE OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION IN OCTOBER, ΤΟ PLAY A MORE ACTIVE HOLE IN PRESIDING OVER THE COUNCIL'S MEETINGS.

FINALLY, THERE IS A MINOR AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE XXVIII A(1) TO CLARIFY THAT, WHERE THE CLAUSE REFERS TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF AN ELECTION AND THAT ELECTION HAPPENS TO BE HELD ON MORE THAN ONE DAY, IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF THAT ELECTION THAT IS BEING REFERRED TO,

THE NEED FOR THIS AMENDMENT ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT THIS SEPTEMBER'S ELECTION FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL TAKE PLACE ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS, THAT [S SEPTEMBER FUNCTIONAL. CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS AND DIRECT ELECTIONS.

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GOVT'S OBJECT TO TRY REACH AGREEMENT ON NEW AIRPORT SOON

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID GOVERNMENT'S OBJECT IN THE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT, IS TO TRY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT AS QUICKLY POSSIBLE SO THAT IT WILL ENABLE US TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT PROPERLY.

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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING, SIR DAVID SAID BOTH SIDES HAD BEEN MAKING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT AS A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK HAD GONE INTO THE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

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"OUR HOPE IS ΤΟ TRY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT AS QUICKLY POSSIBLE, B1'T IT'S GOT TO BE AN AGREEMENT WHICH ACTUALLY WORKS PRACTICE AND ENABLES US TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT IN A SENSIBLE MANNER," HE SAID.

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"THE TWO SIDES HAVE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE OTHER SIDE; TRY

MEET THEM IF THEY POSSIBLY CAN. ON OUR SIDE. WE ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT CHINESE CONCERNS, TO TRY TO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN MEET REASONABLE CONCERNS.

**WE HAVE QUR OWN CONCERNS ON OUR SIDE, AND WE LOOK то THE CHINESE TO REACH THE SORT OF AGREEMENT WHICH MATCHES OUR CONCERNS, SIR DAVID SAID.

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/HE SAID