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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994

* THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO OFFER WHATEVER ASSISTANCE

IS NEEDED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAY

OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FUTURE MEMBERS OFFICIALS OF THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT.

BE DESIGNATED AS

OR AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE

PRINCIPAL REGION

IN

PEOPLE'S THE

LIBERATION

ARMY

WILL

ASSUME

1997, RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG'S DEFENCE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE OUTGOING BRITISH GARRISON WILL OFFER ITS FULL WITH THE CHINESE MILITARY AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE HANDOVER OF DEFENCE RESPONSIBILITIES.

CO-OPERATION A SMOOTH

THE

CHINA CEREMONIES ΤΟ OF TRANSFER

WE SHALL ALSO BE HAPPY TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS WHENEVER WISHES TO DO SO ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MARK

APPROPRIATELY DIGNIFIED WAY IN AN SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997.

MR PATTEN SAID THESE MEASURES WERE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO GIVE THE NEW ADMINISTRATION THE POSSIBLE START.

DOING BEST

AND

+

THE

THAT IN THE BEFORE OUTLINING HIS FRAMEWORK, MR PATTEN SAID EFFORTS TO SECURE CLOSER CO-OPERATION, HE KNEW THAT THE COUNCIL THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, HOPED THAT "WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK BEYOND AGENDA OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP"

"I APPROACH THE SEARCH FOR GREATER CO-OPERATION WITH THE PRACTICAL ATTITUDE.

SAME

PLAINLY "OUR EXPERIENCE DURING THE 10 YEARS SINCE 1984

WE THAT WHENEVER HONG KONG HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ON WITH THE JOR,

DESCRIBED IN ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING RESULTS, AS I HAVE ALREADY DETAIL THIS AFTERNOON.

SHOWS

HAVE SOME

"HONG

IMPRESSIVE WHEN PERFORMANCE HAS ONLY BEEN LESS KONG'S THERE HAVE BEEN PROTRACTED DISCUSSIONS ON STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUES WHICH AND ECONOMIC OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DECIDED PROMPTLY ON THEIR FINANCIAL MERITS.

"SO WHAT MORE CAN WE DO TO ACHIEVE THE RATE OF PROGRESS WE NEED THE HONG KONG ΤΟ MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE TRANSITION? FOR ITS PART,

ARE NEEDED ΤΟ GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE WHATEVER SUPPORT AND SPEED UP THE WORK OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP,

RESOURCES

GOOD START FINANCIALLY FOR SAR

THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY ASSURED

THE THE GOVERNOR,

RT HON OF A GOOD START IN FINANCIAL TERMS, CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID IT HAD BEEN FORECAST IN THE LAST BUDGET THAT THE FISCAL RESERVES WOULD BE $120 BILLION AT THE END OF 1996-97.

/THE FISCAL