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Transcript of Governor's media session

Following is a transcript of the Governor the Rt Hon Christopher Patten's media session after his visit to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department today (Wednesday):

Governor: As you know with Michael Sze, the Secretary for the Civil Service, I have over the last year or so conducted a series of visits to Government departments. And it is still a matter of surprise and delight to see the range of jobs which our civil servants do. And it's a delight, though not a surprise, to see how competently and professionally they work in so many different areas, partly because some of the past jobs I have had in public service, the Environment and Overseas Development, I have seen quite a lot of farms and research stations similar to those I visited today. But I have never seen anything better than I have seen today. And I think it's a great tribute to the AFD who are doing a very fine job for Hong Kong's consumers and Hong Kong's lovers of the environment and countryside and seas as well of course for Hong Kong's farmers and horticultural producers. I think they are doing an outstanding job, I am an important job in a commercial, environmental and a scientific sense. delighted to have been able to have seen it for myself. I am also very pleased that I Winston was able to taste such good vegetables and see such handsome pigs. Churchill said that cats look down on you, dogs look up to you, only pigs treat you as an equal. I thought those were very fine pigs today. My sympathies go out to the poor old boar who seems pretty clucked out by the work he has to do. I'm sorry I can't always take you out to such a nice place in a sunny afternoon.

Question: Mr Patten, when will the Chief Secretary meet with Mr Lu Ping?