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Question: There are reports saying that Mrs Anson Chan will go to Zuhai to meet Jiang Zemin at the end of this week. Can you confirm the report? Governor: No.

Question: Are you denying the report?

Governor: I haven't seen the report. Had I seen it, it would have surprised me because it's not true.

Question: (inaudible)

Governor: We've had a discussion on sewage charges.

Question: What was the outcome?

Governor: I'm sure you will learn that in due course.

Question: Governor, with regard to the comments from the business community...

Governor: You get the same answer.

Question: I'm going to ask you in a slightly different way...

Governor: Well, you get the same answer.

Question: The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce has just issued a statement urging the Government to give some thought to the provisional legislature. Do you think that is a change of ... in the business community?

Governor: I've heard them say that before. There is no question of us doing anything which would undermine the lawfully constituted Legislative Council and I am bound to say I think if they have said that it will come as a very considerable surprise to all those who voted in the Legislative Council Elections in record numbers about 60 per cent of whom, most likely more, I think, supported the Democratic Party.

Question: Has ExCo approved the sewage charges?

Governor: I'm sure you will be told in a very short order what the answer to that question is.

Question: Do you think those comments on the provisional legislature that undermined confidence..