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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1994

WHAT ACCOUNT DO WE TAKE OF INCIDENTS IN THE CAMP WHICH SUGGEST THAT VERY OFTEN THERE IS A HARD CORE WHICH IS MAKING LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR SONE OF THE OTHER INHABITANTS? I DON'T MAKE THOSE POINTS PROVOCATIVELY; THEY ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF REASONABLE CAMP MANAGEMENT. DEALING WITH THEM FIRMLY CREATES A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES FOR CSD AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND I HOPE THAT ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THIS INQUIRY

WHICH WHICH IS, ALAS, BECAUSE OF EVENTS SADDEN US ALL, NECESSARY I HOPE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF THE INQUIRY'S WORK IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THOSE MATTERS IN A MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE INFORMED WAY.

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A LOT OF QUESTIONS, I'M SURE, OCCUR TO THE GOVERNOR AS WELL AS LEGISLATORS AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY, ABOUT THE QUANTITY OF TEARGAS USED, ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF TEAR GAS, ABOUT THE REASONS FOR INJURIES, ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WARNINGS SHOULD BE GIVEN OR WHETHER WARNINGS WOULD LEAD TO PROVOCATIVELY DEFENSIVE ACTIONS BY THOSE IN THE CAMPS, THOSE ARE ALL PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND WE HAVE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, TO COME UP WITH ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ENABLE US TO DO A DIFFICULT JOB IN AS CALM AND FAIR AND REASONABLE AND WITH A SMALL

'L', LIBERAL A WAY AS POSSIBLE.

MS CHRISTINE LON:

A FOLLOW UP, PLEASE. YES, GOVERNOR, WOULD IT BE RIGHT IN SAYING THAT ACTUALLY YOU DID NOT HAVE ANY DETAILS OF THE RAID?

GOVERNOR:

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THAT WOULD BE RIGHT BECAUSE I WASN'T ACTUALLY HONG KONG AT THE TIME BUT THAT IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO SHUFFLE-OFF RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN ALL THOSE WHO TOOK DECISIONS AND WHETHER OR NOT I WAS IN HONG KONG AT THE TIME, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

MR TAM YIU CHUNG (THROUGH INTERPRETER):

ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS THE PWC WILL, IN HONG KONG, CARRY OUT SMALL GROUP MEETINGS AND MR LU PING WILL PROBABLY BE ATTENDING THE MEETINGS OF THE SMALL GROUP UNDER THE PWC. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU THIS, MR GOVERNOR:

So, DO YOU WELCOME THE HOLDING OF SMALL GROUP MEETINGS OF THE PWC IN HONG KONG AND WILL YOU BE FACILITATING SUCH SMALL GROUP MEETINGS, AND WILL YOU BE CAPITALISING ON THIS CHANCE TO MEET WITH MR LU PING IN ORDER ΤΟ BETTER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOURSELF AND CHINA?

GOVERNOR:

WELL, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PWC ARE NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WISH THE PWC WELL IN ITS ENDEAVOURS. I HOPE THAT IT WILL GIVE ADVICE WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR TO CHINESE OFFICIALS. I THINK THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ADVICE THAT IT HAS GIVEN IN THE PAST AND RAISED A QUIZZICAL EYEBROW, BUT BECAUSE I AM A MAN OF LEGENDARY CHARITY I AM NOT AMONG THEM. I HAVE READ REPORTS IN THE PRESS ABOUT A POSSIBLE VISIT TO HONG KONG BY DIRECTOR LU. I THINK THAT IF THE DIRECTOR WERE TO AGREE TO COME TO HONG KONG AGAIN IT WOULD BE A MATTER FOR CONSIDERABLE SATISFACTION FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. 1 THINK WE WOULD THROW OUR HATS IN THE AIR. I'M SORRY THAT HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I THINK WE WOULD VERY MUCHI WELCOME A VISIT SOON, AND MANY VISITS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, BECAUSE WE RECOGNISE THAT HE HAS RESPONSIBILITIES TOUCH VERY SENSITIVELY ON THE FUTURE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF KONG.

WHICH HONG

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