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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994.

SHE NOTE THAT PWC WAS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE NATIONAL PEOPLES' AND IT SHOULD BE CONGRESS (NPC) OF THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA DISTINGUISHED FROM THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL TO BE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR) WHICH, UNDER AN NPC DECISION, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR.

MAKES SPECIFIC

JOINT

DECALARATION "THE JOINT

FOR THE PROVISIONS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP AS THE FORUM FOR THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT THE DECLARATION AND TO PROMOTE THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT ON 1, 1997.

JULY

BETWEEN THE PROVIDES

"THIS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES

MEETINGS BETWEEN - FOR EXAMPLE, BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER- A FULL RANGE OF FORUMS FOR RESOLVING ALL TRANSITION ISSUES BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNEMTNS, AND WILL REMAIN SO.

"NEITHER

JOINT DECLARATION NOR THE BASIC THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS REFER TO THE PWC, MRS CHAN SAID.

MRS CHAN

CIVIL SAID

SERVANTS IN THE

LAW AND THEIR

DISCHARGED

OFFICIAL DUTIES WERE RESPONSIBLE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,

OF

THEIR

AND

ΤΟ

"AS

PART OF THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION THEY ARE TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ACCOUNTABLE

"THERE SHOULD,

THEREFORE, BE NO CONFUSION ON

THE

ROLES AND

SHE EXPLAINED.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THESE VARIOUS PARTIES,

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TRANSCRIPT OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S MEDIA SESSION

THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, AFTER ADDRESSING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION'S ASIAN AFFAIRS SEMINAR THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING:

BY

THE WOMEN

WHAT QUESTION:

GUIDELINE IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO ISSUE SERVANTS REGARDING THE PWC?

ΤΟ

CIVIL

MRS CHAN: LET ME STRESS, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THERE IS NO CHANGE IN OUR POLICY AS REGARDS CONTACTS WITH THE PWC. THE ROLE OF THE PWC IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ROLE OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WHICH

COURSE, LAID DOWN IN THE BASIC LAW AND SO, THEREFORE, WE

IS,

OF

DO NOT FORMAL THERE

BELIEVE IT'S RIGHT OR APPROPRIATE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE PWC OR TO HAVE FORMAL CONTACTS. BUT, OF COURSE, IS NO BAN, AND I STRESS, THERE IS NO BAN ON CONTACTS BETWEEN CIVIL SERVANTS EITHER IN THEIR OFFICIAL OR PRIVATE CAPACITY WITH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PWC. INDEED, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SUCH CONTACTS ALREADY AND WE HOPE THAT THESE CONTACTS WILL BE MAINTAINED AND WILL BE INCREASED. WE WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. AS REGARDS FORMAL ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS, THERE ARE, AS I HAVE STRESSED ON MANY OCCASIONS, RECOGNISED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO SOVEREIGN POWERS AND THAT IS THROUGH THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, THROUGH MEETINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, BETWEEN THE TWO FOREIGN SECRETARIES, SUCH AS THE ONE THAT WE HAD RECENTLY. AND SO, WE BELIEVE THERE ARE PLENTY CHANNELS FOR INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE SIDE ON ANY MATTER OF POLICY OR PROCEDURE THAT THEY WISH TO SEEK CLARIFICATION ON.

OF

/QUESTION: