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Governor: Did you hear the answer that I also gave at patient length to Carrie. I'm not sure what I can add to what I said to Carrie.

Question: (inaudible)

Governor: Are you seriously suggesting that we should do both, that we should introduce a mandatory provident fund and an old age pension?

Question: Some of the opinions said you can..

Governor: Is that your paper's view?

Question: No.

Governor: Heavens above. I wouldn't have thought so. I think if I suggested that, there would be quite a lot people in the community who would suggest that I should be swiftly attended by man in white...

Question: I didn't hear the question quite clear. But your answer said, are you looking forward to discussing the pension scheme with China through the JLG

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Governor: Yes.

Question: Has the government informed China of the latest proposal though?

Governor: No, but we will be. Now that we have had vote in the Legislative Council and we'll be telling them all about the work that we are going to do with the consultants.

Question: Would they be informed before the review was passed on to Legco?

Governor: No, but I imagine that since they are so widely informed that they've been reading the newspapers just as we have.

Question: But NCNA today refused to comment on the latest...