K Ý CHUNG:
DO YOU THINK THE PRESENT SOCIAL SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATION THE PRESENT......, IS THE MAIN FACTOR TO MAINTAIN THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: I THINK FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD, AND FROM WHAT I'VE CONCLUDED, ALL THAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG DEPENDS UPON THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE FREE TO GO ABOUT THEIR LIVES AS THEY WISH, IN PEACE.
K Y CHUNG:
ONCE THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES.... ..THE GOVERNOR HAS CHANGED TO HONG KONG CHINESE, DO YOU THINK THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY WILL STILL CONTINUE ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: I'M SO SORRY ONCE MORE ?.
K Y CHUNG:
JUST IN CASE, IF THE HONG KONG FLAG...... IF HONG KONG CHANGES INTO ANOTHER KIND OF GOVERNMENT, AND A HONG KONG GOVERNOR APPOINTED BY SOMEWHERE NOT FROM U K, DO YOU THINK THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY CAN STILL BE MAINTAINED ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: I'M SORRY, HAVING ASKED YOU TO REPEAT THE QUESTION, DON'T THINK ME DISCOURTEOUS WHEN I SAY THAT THAT REALLY
(NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) IS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.
REUTER:
MOST PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM AND PEACE, BUT HAS ANYONE SAID THAT THEY WANT THE BRITISH TO STAY ?. HAVE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE SAID THEY WANT THE BRITISH TO STAY HERE IN HONG KONG ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: THE ANSWER IS ''YES''
DEREK TO, HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL:
ONE MORE QUESTION, YOU REMIND
US NOT TO BE PREJUDICED BY ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE NEGOTIATIONS: DO YOU MEAN REALLY THAT WHAT HAS BEEN SAID BY THE CHINESE OFFICIALS IN THE MEDIA OR TO HONG KONG MERCHANTS, HAS NOT BEEN PUT FORWARD BY THE CHINESE OFFICIALS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PEKING ?.
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LORD BELSTEAD: I THINK PERHAPS WE OUGHT TO CLEAR THE GROUND NOW AND SO THAT I DON'T APPEAR RUDE TO QUESTIONERS, THERE REALLY IS NOTHING THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF BOTH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC AND BRITAIN IN OTHER WORDS THE PRIME MINISTER, AGREED THAT THE VEHICLE FOR THE TALKS SHOULD BE THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED THE DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL', AND THAT MEANS THAT THE TALKS HAVE GOT TO BE IN CONFIDENCE NOT ENTIRELY EASY WHEN EVERYONE IS VERY INTERESTED, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS AND THEREFORE, REALLY CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE TALKS.
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