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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1992

QUESTIONER:

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I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A STRONGER COUNTRY TO LOOK ALL OVER THIS MATTER, TO TAKE CARE OF, THERE MUST BE A STRONGER COUNTRY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER.

GOVERNOR:

YOU MEAN YOU THINK THAT STABILITY AND PROSPERITY EITHER THE UNITED KINGDOM OR CHINA TO GIVE ITS FULL WEIGHT TO IT?

QUESTION:

GOVERNOR: ENTERPRISE. SYSTEMS" GIVE-AND-TAKE

+

A LITTLE BIT THAT, YES.

WELL, WHAT

IT'S

NEEDS

TWO

OF

A

WE ARE ALL ENGAGED IN IS A HISTORIC

COUNTRY NEVER REALLY BEEN TRIED BEFORE, "ONE IT'S EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. IT INVOLVES A GOOD DEAL

BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA AND IT INVOLVES GOOD DEAL OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA MADE HONG OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF PEOPLE IN HONG KONG AND OF WHAT HAS KONG

AROUND THE IF YOU LOOK SUCH A FANTASTICALLY SUCCESSFUL PLACE. WORLD AT SUCCESS STORIES THERE AREN'T MANY WHICH ARE AS GOOD AS, ALONE BETTER, THAN WHAT'S HAPPENED IN HONG KONG AND THAT'S WHY GOT TO KEEP OUR EYE VERY CLEARLY ON THE INGREDIENTS FOR

WE DO KNOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AND WE'VE GOT

HONG

LIFE

KONG. AND OUR RELATIONSHIP.

то

LET

WE'VE SUCCESS IN WAY OF

KEEP THAT

QUESTION:

I'D

THE

CALLER

TO HONG WHEREAS

LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS MR PATTEN; ASKED YOU ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT, YOU SAID YOU WILL BE TAKING IT UP WITH BEIJING AND TALKING

PROPOSAL KONG

BUT SUPPOSING CHINA WOULD VETO YOUR PEOPLE. HONG KONG PEOPLE SUPPORT YOUR PROPOSAL, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

I

DON'T

BROAD

GOVERNOR:

WELL, I SAID YESTERDAY, AND I MEAN IT, THAT THINK THAT ANY PROPOSALS ARE GOING TO WORK UNLESS THEY HAVE THE

TO SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IF OUR INTENTION IS

ENSURE OF HONG POLITICAL STABILITY BEFORE AND AFTER 1997, THEN THE PEOPLE KONG HAVE GOT TO BE BROADLY SATISFIED THAT WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THEIR OF NAME AND FOR THEM MAKES SENSE AND IS GOING TO GIVE THEM GUARANTEES

I FUTURE SECURITY.

ABOUT VETOES, SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE TALKING THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DIALOGUE, AND IT'S A DIALOGUE WHICH I HOPE WILL

KONG'S AT THE END OF THE DAY GIVE US A BASE FOR BUILDING HONG FUTURE WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MINI CONSTITUTION, THE BASIC AFTER 1997, AND WHICH GIVES HONG KONG PEOPLE WHICH IS GUARANTEED THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW MORE DEMOCRACY.

QUESTION:

IN ANY KONG

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LAW, IN

-

I I'VE TO

WAS

GOOD MORNING MR PATTEN. I HEARD YOUR POLICY ADDRESS SOCIETY, RELATION TO CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES. I FEEL THAT IN ANY

NOW IN HONG MEMBER OF A SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DEMOCRACY.

CHANGES MR PATTEN, YOU TALK ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL NOW

тоо FEEL PERSONALLY

DRASTIC. THAT IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TALKED TO SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND WE FEAR WHETHER IT MIGHT BE ABLE

LAW CONVERGE

AT THE TIME WHEN THE BASIC WITH THE BASIC LAW. BEING DRAFTED THEY CONSULTED A WIDE SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE UK AND ALSO DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY, AND IT'S FINALISED. ONLY WHEN IT'S ACCEPTED BY THE MAJORITY THAT THE DRAFT WAS AND YET WHEN I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID YESTERDAY, WE FEEL THAT CHANGES ARE MUCH MORE DRASTIC

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WILLIAM THOUGH?

WHICH AREA DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE LEE:

NO

CONVERGENCE

/QUESTIONER: NOW