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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1994

GOVERNOR: YES, IT'S GOING AHEAD IN A WAY WHICH I THINK IS SATISFACTORY AND WHICH ENSURES THAT WE HAVE THE BEST QUALITY LEADERSHIP FOR THE FORCE, BEARING IN MIND THE DEMANDS OF LOCALISATION. THERE ARE BALANCES WE HAVE TO MAKE BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT THEM ABOUT RIGHT.

QUESTION: MR EDDIE HUI IS HOLDING A FOREIGN PASSPORT, CAN HE STILL THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AFTER 1997?

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GOVERNOR: 1 THINK EDDIE HUT IS PROMOTED ON MERIT. HE'S THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB AND I BELIEVE THAT HE MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BASIC LAW. BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT HIS ARRANGEMENTS.

QUESTION: HOW ABOUT THE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA IN BATTLING CRIMES? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM MR HUT?

GOVERNOR: I THINK COMMISSIONER LI KWAN-HA HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, HAS BUILT UP GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICE FORCES IN CHINA. 1 AM SURE THAT EDDIE HUI WILL WANT TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COMMISSIONER LI KWAN-HA. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE CLOSE CO-OPERATION TO DEAL WITH ALL SORTS OF THINGS, LIKE SMUGGLING, LIKE THEFT, LIKE DRUGS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS, WE MUST GO ON WORKING VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER. THERE'S AN IDENTITY OF INTEREST, I THINK, IN

CO-OPERATION.

QUESTION:

HAS

THE

COMMISSIONER'S

NEW APPOINTMENT

CONSULTED

THE

CHINESE?

GOVERNOR: WE INFORMED THE CHINESE LAST WEEK OF OUR INTENTIONS.

QUESTION: GOVERNOR, CAN YOU SAY WHY THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN SINGAPORE HAS NOW DECIDED TO APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY ON THE CASE OF HONG KONG TEENAGER'S

CANING SENTENCE?

GOVERNOR: WHY IT'S NOW DECIDED?

QUESTION: YES.

GOVERNOR: BEACUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE FAMILY AND LAWYERS OF THE YOUNG MAN CONCERNED HAVE DECIDED NOT TO LODGE A FORMAL APPEAL SO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE LEGAL CHANNELS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED BEFORE LODGING THIS PARTICULAR APPEAL. FOR CLEMENCY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED.

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