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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1992

GOVERNOR MEETS MORE POLITICAL GROUPS

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PLEASED ΤΟ DEMOCRATIC

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WAS MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF MEETING POINT, THE HONG KONG FOUNDATION, THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HONG KONG AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD A'T GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

LIKE HIS MEETINGS WITH THE CO-OPERATIVE RESOURCES CENTRE AND THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG ON MONDAY, THE GOVERNOR FOUND THESE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS VALUABLE AND A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO AND EXPLORE THE VIEWS OF THE POLITICAL GROUPS.

HE LOOKS FORWARD TO FURTHER MEETINGS BEFORE TOO LONG.

REPRESENTATIVES OF

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THAT THE THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HONG KONG HAD PASSED THE GOVERNOR A VERBAL MESSAGE OF GOODWILL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL, MR LU PING.

THE GOVERNOR WELCOMED THE MESSAGE.

HR WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO ESTABLISHING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH MR LU OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

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HIS FIRST PRIORITY WAS TO LEARN ABOUT HONG KONG AND MEET PEOPLE THE TERRITORY, BUT HE HOPED TO VISIT PEKING, OR WELCOME MR LO ΤΟ HONG KONG, BEFORE TOO LONG.

NOTE FOR EDITORS:

EXPRESSED THE

LU PING'S MESSAGE: IN HIS MESSAGE, MR LU PING HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE A PERIOD OF CLOSE CO-OPERATION TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. HE LOOKED FORWARD TO MEETING THE GOVERNOR SOON.

NEED FOR CLEAR-SIGHTED EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP STRESSED

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TOLD A MEETING HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT HE WAS HONOURED TO LEAD A TEAM WHICH HAD ESTABLISHED A HIGH REPUTATION FOR ITS INTEGRITY, HARD WORK AND PROFESSIONALISM.

MR PATTEN EMPHASISED THE NERD POR CLEAR-SIGHTED EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A "USER FRIENDLY" PUBLIC SERVICE.

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