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While I am in the Philippines, one of the members of my staff who speaks Cantonese will be going with the British Consul to see the two Hong Kong citizens involved, just so that he can report to me personally about their state of mind and about what they are thinking. But I think that the Government in the Philippines, our friends in the Philippines, are aware of our deep concern about this matter.

Question-and-Answer session

Question: Did ... consider to give a pardon to the Hong Kong men?

Governor: No.

Question: Any concrete promise on Paul Au's case?

Governor: On?

Question: On Paul's case; any concrete promise?

Governor: No, I've told you exactly what was said to me.

Question: Did you tell the President about Mr So's recommendations on domestic workers?

Governor: I told the President that COMAC was producing a report today covering issues like the accommodation of domestic workers and that the Government supported the main thrust of those recommendations.

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