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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1994

TO

AT CONNAUGHT PLACE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE,

COPIES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TODAY FROM 5 PM

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE

INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

9 PM FROM CENTRAL AND GROUND FLOOR,

STARTING FROM TOMORROW, COPIES WILL BE

CNTA PUBLIC

PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE,

HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, AND POST OFFICES.

AVAILABLE

COUNTERS, ENQUIRY

FROM

THE

PUBLIC

CS REITERATES HOPE FOR CONTINUED CO-OPERATION

(THURSDAY) EVENING

NOT

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, THIS SAID SHE HOPED THAT THE DISAGREEMENTS OVER POLITICAL ISSUES WOULD AFFECT BRITAIN'S AND HONG KONG'S CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA OVER A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES.

THE COCA- RESPONDING TO MEDIA QUESTIONS AFTER OFFICIATING AT

MRS CHAN COLA HONG KONG SPORTS STARS AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY, SAID: "WE ARE SINCERE TO CONTINUE CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS' TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.

"WE WANT TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE CHINESE SIDE OVER A OTHER ISSUES.

NUMBER OF

"HONG

ALSO HOPE THAT

CHINA

COULD

CONTINUE

TO

EXAMPLE, OF THE

PEOPLE KONG CO-OPERATE WITH THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS, FOR OVER ISSUES CONCERNING PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD, THE CONSTRUCTION AIRPORT AND THE CONTAINER TERMINAL.

"

ASKED ABOUT THE WHITE PAPER ON THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE WHOLE WHITE HONG KONG PUBLISHED THIS AFTERNOON, MRS CHAN SAID PAPER WAS FACT, NO MORE, NO LESS.

■

I HAVE SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT AN AGREEMENT WITH CHINA OVER POLITICAL REFORM.

REACH

"WE HAVE TRIED OUR BEST.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT SCHEDULE, WE

HAVE PACKAGE,

NO

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BUT TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST CHOICE MRS CHAN ADDED.

PART

OF THE

POLITICAL

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