XN000022-1993-05-27 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1993

THAT

HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL IN INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS YEARS WERE SPENT NEGOTIATING IN CONFIDENCE AND THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC DEBATE AT THE END.

"WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THE SAME COURSE IN HONG KONG," HE ADDED.

"BUT I REPEAT THAT I THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE MORE KEEN ON SEEING A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME TO THESE TALKS THAN THEY ARE IN KNOWING WHAT'S SAID EACH TIME THE NEGOTIATORS MEET. WE'VE GOT ΤΟ GIVE THE NEGOTIATORS THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO."

IN

RESPONSE TO A QUESTION AS TO WHAT HAPPENS IF LEGCO'S DECISION DIFFERS FROM THE OUTCOME OF THE TALKS, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WOULD NOT WISH TO RECOMMEND TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG PROPOSALS WHICH HE DID NOT THINK THAT THEY AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE.

"BUT

WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE LEGAL POSITION IS, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE POSITION IS AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE DAY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THE LEGISLATION ΤΟ PUT IN PLACE WHATEVER ARRANGEMENTS WE COME то FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS," HE ADDED.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAYS SUMMONS AGAINST CLP

SPOKESMAN

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS LAID A SUMMONS AGAINST THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED IN RELATION EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED AT THE COMPANY'S CASTLE PEAK POWER IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.

TO THE STATION

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE SUMMONS HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT UNDER SECTION 6A(2)(A) OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE.

GENERAL

THIS SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE RELATES TO AN EMPLOYER'S DUTIES TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK OF ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY HIM.

YEAR.

THE CASE WILL BE HEARD AT TUEN MUN MAGISTRACY ON JUNE 21 THIS

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