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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1994

HK CAN MOVE ON IN CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA: GOVERNOR

THAT WORK

HONG

THE

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OVER, THE DEBATE ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS IS NOW

CHINA TOGETHER IN CO-OPERATION WITH

TO SECURE KONG CAN PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF THE TERRITORY, THE GOVERNOR, THE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE WAS GLAD THAT THE THIRD BILL ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS BEEN CARRIED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY BY A DECISIVE MAJORITY.

HAD

TAKE

MR PATTEN ADDED THAT HE WAS PLEASED THAT PEOPLE REPRESENTING

TO SHADE OF OPINION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WERE ABLE PART IN THAT DEBATE.

EVERY

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES THE GOVERNOR SAID: "NOW THAT IS BEHIND US. WE MUST MOVE ON. CHAPTER WHICH IS CLOSED."

LOBBY,

THAT'S A

"AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN NOW LOOK FOR AS MUCH COMMON GROUND AS POSSIBLE IN WHICH WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN CO-OPERATION, I HOPE, WITH CHINA TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ON HONG KONG'S AGENDA AND

PROSPERITY POSSIBLE TO SECURE THE WELL-BEING AND DO EVERYTHING STABILITY OF THE TERRITORY."

TO AND

COMMENTING ON THE DEBATE YESTERDAY, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE JOB AND THOUGHT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAD DONE A GOOD AND MATURE

HONG THAT THE JOB HAD BEEN DONE OPENLY IN FULL SIGHT OF THE PUBLIC OF KONG.

"NOBODY CAN TALK ABOUT DEALS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DISMANTLING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AFTER 1997, HE SAID

THE THE THERE WAS NO REASON WHY

ARRANGEMENTS THAT GOVERNMENT WAS PUTTING IN PLACE SHOULD BE DISMANTLED AS THEY WERE IN LINE WITH THE BASIC LAW AS WELL AS THE JOINT DECLARATION.

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MR PATTEN REITERATED THAT HE WOULD STAY ON UNTIL JUNE 30, 1997, ADDING THAT THERE WAS STILL A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

"THERE IS A LARGE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR US TO

WORK

THROUGH.

*THIS SUMMER, I THINK WE'LL BE SHORTLY FINDING THAT WE SPENDING MUCH OF THE TIME TALKING ABOUT PENSIONS AND HOW TO HELP ELDERLY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

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THE

***THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES

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CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY, MATTERS AFFECTING THE CIVIL SERVICE. MANY OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING THE FUTURE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY HONG KONG, HE SAID.

AFFECTING THE TRANSITION

THERE ARE OF

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