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SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1993

days had enjoyed visits to China and I think had learned a good - deal from them, so those sort of exchanges are I think very

useful.

Very last one.

QUESTION:

́(INAUDIBLE)

GOVERNOR PATTEN:

I think it's true for all of us, I guess it's true for you, that being away from wherever is home gives you new perspectives and new dimensions.

This visit has reminded me of the international importance of Hong Kong. It's reminded me of the interest shown in our future in a wholly proper way by our friends in America who are one of our strongest trading partners.

I think that one shouldn't become too introverted in Hong Kong. We shouldn't let our own agenda, important as it is blinker as to what's happening elsewhere in the world.

There is a great big world out there. We understand that and recognize that commercially and economically so it's a little strange if we don't recognize it in other ways as well.

There's a lot of world out there and a lot of CDs, some of which I intend to now go out and buy.

[LAUGHTER]

QUESTION:

May I ask a question about the food chain? [?] GOVERNOR PATTEN: Well this really is the very last because I've gone on 15 minutes longer than I'd intended.

QUESTION:

1

In your speech yesterday, you you said it is ( ? typical [ ?

J and you left a counsellor to be [ ? ?because he's faced [ ?

? 1 and do you agree that just [

? ?

to uphold the basic law and to--to swear allegiance is enough to qualify to get on the [? ? 1

GOVERNOR PATTEN:

I think that what is necessary is to have criteria which are objective rather than subjective. Precisely what those criteria should be is doubtless a matter which will form the basis of fruitful discussion between Mr. Jiang Enzhu and Sir Robin

Maclaren

in the coming weeks.

But the important point of principle is that there should be objective criteria so that people in 1995 know exactly where they stand, when they stand.

QUESTION:

/IS