THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1991
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MAU CHI-WANG MY SECOND QUESTION. THIS AFTERNOON YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSION IS QUITE JOYFUL. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS MEMORANDUM IS ONE OF THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF YOUR FUTURE IN RELATION TO YOUR TERMS OF SERVICE ?
THE GOVERNOR: I THINK I RATHER LIKED THE EARLIER QUESTION. I DON'T SEE THIS IN PERSONAL TERMS AT ALL. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD AGREEMENT FOR HONG KONG. I HAVE BEEN ANXIOUS THAT HONG KONG SHOULD GET ON WITH BUILDING AN AIRPORT SO THAT WE BUILD UP THE PLACE FOR THE LONG TERM FUTURE AND I SAID EARLIER I THINK THE BENEFITS FOR THIS ARE GOING TO COME AFTER 1997 MORE THAN BEFORE SO I HAVE BEEN KEEN THAT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD, I AM PLEASED THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE. WE'VE GOT A SENSIBLE, PRACTICAL AGREEMENT TO DO IT. IF THAT MAKES MY FACIAL EXPRESSION LOOK JOYFUL, GOOD. HAVE YOUR LAST POINT PLEASE.
MAU CHI-WANG: DO YOU CONSIDER THIS MEMORANDUM AS ONE OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SENIOR STAFF ?
THE GOVERNOR: NO, I DON'T SEE IT IN PERSONAL TERMS AT ALL. I SEE IT AS SOMETHING WHICH MATTERS FOR HONG KONG AS A WHOLE, I DON'T SEE IT AS PERSONAL AS TO HOW IT AFFECTS ME IS NOT A MATTER OF CONCERN TO ME, IT'S HOW IT AFFECTS HONG KONG.
S.Y.YUE (HK STANDARD): I HAVE A RELATIVELY SIMPLE QUESTION FOR YOU. ONE IS THE CREDIT OF APPOINTING A VICE CHAIRMAN TO THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY, WOULD IT BE A CANDIDATE THAT IS FAVOURED BY THE CHINESE SIDE ?
THE GOVERNOR: THERE IS NOTHING LAID DOWN ABOUT WHO THAT CANDIDATE SHOULD BE, NOTHING ABOUT THAT AT ALL. IT JUST HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF A VICE CHAIRMAN AT SOME POINT IN ABOUT TWO YEARS' TIME. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO HAVE A VICE CHAIRMAN, WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW AT THE MOMENT AND IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT THE VICE CHAIRMANSHIP WILL PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY BUT THERE'S NOTHING LAID DOWN ABOUT WHO THAT PERSON SHOULD BE.
PERSON?
S.Y.YUE (HK STANDARD): WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF APPOINTING SUCH A
THE GOVERNOR: IT JUST ALLOWS FOR A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE IN THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY. AT THE MOMENT, THE WAY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS SET UP, IT DOESN'T HAVE A VICE CHAIRMAN, IT MEANS THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY CAN HAVE A VICE CHAIRMAN. PRECISELY WHAT THE VICE CHAIRMAN WILL DO, THAT REMAINS TO BE LOOKED AT.
S.Y.YUE (HK STANDARD): IT'S THE POINT THAT CHINESE SIDE HAD INSISTED ALL ALONG THAT THIS VICE CHAIRMAN SHOULD TAKE A ROLE THAT BRING IN SOME KIND OF VETO POWER FROM THE CHINESE SIDE. IS THAT THE
PURPOSE OF THIS?
/THE GOVERNOR:
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