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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1994

THE

PENSION PROPOSALS ARE GENEROUS AND PRUDENT: GOVERNOR

GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID CONSULTATION PROPOSALS ON PENSIONS PUT FORWARD BY THE GOVERNMENT GENEROUS AND FINANCIALLY PRUDENT.

"THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF INTENDS TO MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND AS GENEROUS POSSIBLE, HE ADDED.

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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 35TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD, THE

THE CONSULTATION PROPOSALS GOVERNOR NOTED THAT THE DEBATE WHICH

ON PEENSIONS WOULD LAUNCH WAS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ONE FOR HONG KONG.

DEBT, THE

"WE HAVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS WHICH RECOGNISE THE OBLIGATION WHICH THE WHOLE OF OUR SOCIETY OWES TO OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS WHO HAVE HELPED TO BUILD AND CREATE HONG KONG AND HAVE MADE THE SUCCESS WHICH IT IS.

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"I THINK THERE IS A DEEP-SEEDED VIEW IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS, HE SAID.

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TRANSCRIPT OF THE GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION

PATTEN,

OF

THE 35TH

THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE REMARKS BY THE GOVERNOR, ON THE PENSIONS SCHEME AFTER THE THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER OPENING CEREMONY

INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL

TODAY:

OLYMPIAD

BEEN

GOVERNOR: I DON'T WANT TO REPLICATE THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT'S

то SAY TAKING PLACE IN CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE THAT WE HAVE TODAY PUBLISHED OUR CONSULTATION PROPOSALS ON PENSIONS. I THINK THE DEBATE WHICH THEY WILL LAU NCH IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ONE DEBT, FOR HONG KONG. WE'VE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS WHICH RECOGNISE THE

ELDERLY THE OBLIGATION WHICH THE WHOLE OF OUR SOCIETY OWES TO OUR CITIZENS WHO'VE HELPED TO BUILD AND CREATE HONG KONG AND HAVE MADE THE ARE GENEROUS GREAT SUCCESS WHICH IT IS. THE PLANS WE'VE PUT FORWARD AND FINANCIALLY PRUDENT, THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF INTENDS TO MAKE A MAJOR AND AS CONTRIBUTION TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE COMPREHENSIVE GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE. THE DEBATE SARTS NOW. I AM SURE THAT WHAT WE'VE FROM THE COMMUINTY PUT FORWARD WILL GET VERY CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A DEEP-SEEDED VIEW IN THE COMMUNITY THAT

TO ANSWER NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS. I AM GOING QUESTIONS MORE TOMORROW.

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QUESTION: DID YOU GET BLESSING FROM CHINA?

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MUCH

GOVERNOR: I WROTE TO DIRECTOR LU PING LAST THURSDAY, INFORMING HIM OF THE GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WE WOULD BE PUTTING TO

THE

COUNCIL EXECUTIVE

DISCUSSED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY. CONSULTATION PAPER, AGREED THAT IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. HOPE THAT OUR PLANS, OUR PROPOSALS WILL GET A FROM EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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POSITIVE ENDORSEMENT

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