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Governor: Exactly what the Civil Service Branch and the Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service have already said. We are studying the implications of the verdict by the Appeal Court and we will take the necessary administrative action.

Question: Excuse me, Mr Patten. A newspaper reported yesterday that the Chief Executive election has many under-the-table transactions and even Tung said that he has the courage to scold ...?

Governor: A what?

Question: ... said that he has the courage to scold the Communist Party but he has no courage to scold Mr C H Tung.

Governor: Who? I am not quite aware of the implication.

Question: Someone said that he has the courage to scold Communist Party but he has no courage to scold C H Tung.

Governor: That who has no courage?

Question: What?

Governor: Who has no courage?

Governor: said that he would not scold C H Tung but he would scold who?

Question: C H Tung - the Chief Executive candidate.

Governor: I do not want to comment on the whole business. I do not want to comment on the race, let alone what some people say is involved in the race. I am sure that all the Chief Executive candidates are aware of the importance of the community believing in the integrity of the process. Last question.

Question: Mr Governor, I would like to know how the Government is prepared to assist with the Chief Executive designate after he has been elected. Some say that the Government will at least provide him a provisional office or a secretary. Has the Government had a detailed schedule of this particular matter?

Governor: We have got a very clear idea of the sort of things that we should offer the Chief Executive Designate, but obviously the Chief Executive Designate will have his own ideas as well and will want I hope to come to a happy agreement and compromise.