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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1991

LEGCO APPOINTMENTS BEING CONSIDERED: GOVERNOR

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT HE WILL, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BE CONSIDERING HIS OWN LIST OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID HE HOPED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENTS AS SOON AS HE COULD.

"I CAN'T GIVE YOU A PRECISE DATE FOR THAT BUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO I WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AND HOPE ΤΟ MAKE THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS," HE SAID.

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ON THE ELECTIONS, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE HAD PERSONALLY TO EACH OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. "BUT I'D LIKE TO REPEAT PUBLICLY MY CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ELECTIONS."

ALSO THANKED THOSE WHO HAD TRIED IN THE ELECTIONS AND WERK NOT SUCCESSFUL "BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE A DECENT ELECTION UNLES9 YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO STAND AND WHO ARE PREPARED TO LOSE.

SIR DAVID ALSO EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO ORGANISED THE ELECTIONS, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS VERY WELL DONE, ADDING **THE ELECTION PROCESS ITSELF WAS VERY SMOOTH AND WELL CONDUCTED.

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ASKED ABOUT PRESS REPORTS THAT HE HAD BEEN WARNED AGAINST APPOINTING CERTAIN PEOPLE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID: "I WOULDN'T COMMENT AT ALL ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE SAID TO MB IN A PRIVATE MEETING.

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TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ARE MINE TO MAKE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG AND I DECIDE WHO ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN MY VIEWS TO BE APPOINTED ONTO THAT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. IT'S MY DECISION TO TAKE," HE SAID.

"I'LL BE LOOKING AT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SEATS OVER THE NEXT FRW WEEKS. I'M NOT GOING TO BE MAKING QUICK DECISIONS ON THAT. APPOINTMENTS DON'T COME UP FOR SOME TIME AND I'LL BE THINKING THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, NOT STRAIGHT AWAY, HE ADDED.

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"I'LL BE LOOKING BROAD REPRESENTATION IF I CAN. I AL90 PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE PART OF AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WHICH CO- OPERATES TOGETHER AND FOLLOWS THE RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL; AND BY THAT I MEAN EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 19 CONFIDENTIAL AND THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE DECISIONS IN THE COUNCIL, TAKE THOSE COLLECTIVELY AND THEN DEFEND THEM.

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"THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN RUN THAT SORT OF A SYSTEM CABINET TYPE OF SYSTEM, IF YOU HAVE THOSE CONVENTIONS. SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK, I'LL OBVIOUSLY BE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO I THINK CẠN BEST CONTRIBUTE TO THE RUNNING OF HONG KONG,” SIR DAVID SAID.

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