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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1993

"IT WOULD BE VERY SURPRISING IF WE ARE ABLE TO AGREK ON EVERYTHING DURING THIS UNIQUELY DIFFICULT PERIOD. BUT I HOPE THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING, THAT WON'T MEAN THAT WE DISAGREE ON EVERYTHING.

"THERE'S PLENTY ON WHICH WE CAN AGREE, PLENTY ON WHICH WE MUST CO-OPERATE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE LIVELIHOOD AND THE STABILITY OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

"IT'S OUR INTENTION TO GO ON WORKING IN THAT CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT," HE SAID.

HK COMMUNITY CAPABLE TO MAKE SOUND JUDGMENT

THE COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG IS PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF MAKING SOUND SECRETARY, MRS JUDGMENT ON WHAT IS IN ITS BEST INTERESTS, THE CHIEF ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

GOVERNMENT

TO SPEAKING

CENTRAL REPORTERS BEFORE LEAVING THE OFFICES FOR A PUBLIC FUNCTION, MRS CHAN SAID SHE WAS STRUCK BY CONCERN OF THOSE GIVING EVIDENCE AT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LONDON AND OF SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO DO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS FOR HONG KONG.

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IN

BEST

"OF COURSE WE IN HONG KONG ALSO HAVE A VIEW ON WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.

"YOU ALL KNOW THAT HONG KONG IS A MATURE, STABLE AND SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY.

EXTREMELY

"THE DAYS OF BACK-DOOR DEALS OVER THE HEADS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE OVER. HONG KONG PEOPLE SIMPLY WILL NOT TOLERATE."

SKE

POINTED OUT

THAT HONG KONG SETTLEMENT BUT NOT AT ANY PRICE.

STILL

WANTED

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NEGOTIATED

HONG

THE

TALKS.

MORE

"FOR THE AGREEMENT TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND CREDIBLE HERE IN KONG, IT MUST ENABLE FAIR, OPEN ELECTIONS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE TO PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

"NOW YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH 17 ROUNDS OF

SOME OF THE WE WISH TO SEE THESE TALKS CONTINUE TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES.

"WE'VE SUGGESTED THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN 18TH ROUND AND AWAITING A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE CHINESE.'

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SHE

THAT REITERATED

THE

PROPOSALS CONSTITUTIONAL FORMULATED IN HONG KONG AND WERE WIDELY ACCEPTED BY ALL LEVELS OF COMMUNITY AND A MAJORITY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WERE

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