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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994

QUESTION:

THE PWC HAS LASHED OUT AT THE CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC ORDERS ORDINANCE, HOW WOULD YOU REACT TO THAT?

IF

GOVERNOR: I SUGGESTED THAT THEY READ WHAT IS PROPOSED IN THE ORDINANCE. AND I SUGGESTED THAT IF THEY HAVE ANY CRITICISMS, DEALT WITH THROUGH THEIR USUAL CHANNELS. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE'RE SERIOUS AS WE ARE ABOUT ESTABLISHING A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE, WE WEREN'T CONTINUALLY READING ABOUT PEOPLE LASHING OUT OR SALVAGING THIS OR THAT GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL. THIS GOVERNMENT HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OVER THE DECADES IN WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD OCCASIONALLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY WERE IN THE PAST SOME OF THEM HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, RECOGNISE THAT.

QUESTION: SO, DO YOU THINK THE CHANGES ARE AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW?

GOVERNOR: CERTAINLY NOT. THEY'RE WITHIN THE SPIRITS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW, AND THEY ARE OF COURSE A RECOGNITION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THEY'VE BEEN PROPOSED WITH THE WHOLE-HEARTED ENDORSEMENT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOVERNOR VISITS TWO DEPARTMENTS

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON THEIR OPERATIONS.

MR MICHAEL

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, SZE,

MR PATTEN FIRST CALLED AT THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT WHERE HE WAS TAKEN ON A GUIDED TOUR BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MR HARRIS MYERS.

ESTABLISHED IN 1952, THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCTION OF ALL PRINTING AND CONVERTED PAPER STATIONERY REQUIRED THE GOVERNMENT.

THE BY

MR MYERS TOLD THE GOVERNOR THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN COMPUTER-AIDED BILINGUAL TYPESETTING IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH.

MOREOVER, IT IS TASKED TO PRODUCE PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND A LARGE NUMBER OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS INCLUDING A SPECIALLY DESIGNED IDENTITY CARD CONTAINING FEATURES ΤΟ MINIMISE FORGERY AND

COUNTERFEITING.

THE VISIT COVERED THE PRODUCTION CONTROL, ORIGINATION, SECURITY, PRINTING AND FINISHING DIVISIONS. HE STOPPED HERE AND THERE TO TALK TO DEPARTMENTAL STAFF TO FAMILIARISE WITH THEIR WORK.

AT THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT (GSD) IN NORTH POINT, THE GOVERNOR WAS SHOWN AROUND BY DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR NIGEL SHIPMAN.

/THE DEPARTMENT