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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1992

NO,

GOVERNOR: LEGISLATURE ACCOUNTABLE.

WHAT WE HAVE IS A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEOPLE VOTE FOR A WHICH MONITORS GOVERNMENT, TO WHICH GOVERNMENT IS WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM, NOR IS IT INTENDED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A SYSTEM, IN WHICH WE HAVE AS IT WERE, CABINET GOVERNMENT OR THE WESTMINSTER MINISTERIAL MODEL, AND THERE'S A CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM. WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DEVELOPING RESPONSIBLY ITS ROLE AS A MONITORING BODY OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE PROPOSALS THAT I'VE PUT FORWARD IN ORDER то IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE, ARE MEANT

TO HELP ME RATHER THAN TO HELP ANYONE ELSE. WE DO NEED TO FIND EFFECTIVE HINGE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE.

WE DO, MY VIEW, NEED TO FIND AN EFFECTIVE FORUM IN WHICH WE CAN DISCUSS WITH LEGISLATORS, DISCUSS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE HANDLING OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS, THE HANDLING OF LEGISLATION AND FINANCIAL MATTERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND THAT IS WHAT I AM PROPOSING WE SHOULD DO.

AN

IN

I'LL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, FOR ANYONE WHO CAN GET A TICKET. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH INDEED.

PRIME MINISTER MAKES STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS

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THE PRIME MINISTER HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

"ALL OF

THE

US KNOW THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF BRITAIN'S RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

THE AGENDA IN HIS

"THE GOVERNOR HAS CONSULTED WIDELY IN HONG KONG ON FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AN AGENDA WHICH HE HAS SET OUT SPEECH TO THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

"I FULLY ENDORSE HIS APPROACH, WHICH I THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR HONG KONG.

AM CERTAIN

REPRESENTS

THE TERRITORY AND то THEIR

"I COMMEND IT TO THE PEOPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.'

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