RT HK:
WOULD YOU FORESEE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING ELECTED MEMBERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ? IN PARTICULAR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE SUGGESTION THAT SOME DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MIGHT BECOME LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: THIS IS A MATTER I THINK, FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
HONG KONG
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSIONS
LORD BELSTEAD, HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD BY ANYONE IN HONG KONG THEY WOULD LIKE THE BRITISH TO STAY AFTER 1997, AND HAVE THEY INDICATED FOR HOW LONG ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: NO, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TALKED TO ME HAVEN'T STARTED TO EMBARK UPON THAT SORT OF DETAIL
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION:
THEY HAVE (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED)
NOT EMBARKED ON THAT SORT OF DETAIL ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: WELL, I HAVEN'T INVITED THEM TO DO SO, I'VE TALKED IN MORE GENERAL TERMS
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION:
THEY HAVEN'T VOLUNTEERED ANY
INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT ?.
LORD BELSTEAD: WELL, WHAT I MEAN IS THIS: A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED OBVIOUSLY TO ME IN GENERAL TERMS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, AND ALL OF THEM WITHOUT EXCEPTION HAVE USED A PARTICULAR WORD TO ME, AND ITS THE WORD CONTINUITY THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT,
ITS PRETTY NATURAL WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT YOUR FAMILIES
AND YOUR FUTURE.
MR ROBERTS: WE'VE GOT TIME FOR JUST THREE MORE QUESTIONS
HARVEY STOCKWIN, TIMES OF INDIA:
YOU STARTED OFF BY REFERRING TO A BRITISH SIGNALLING SYSTEM WHICH WORKED: CAN I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A BRITISH SIGNALLING SYSTEM WHICH JUDGED BY THIS PRESS CONFERENCE ISN'T WORKING ?. BRITAIN AND CHINA, IN THE ABSENCE
OF ANY ACT OF SELF-DETERMINATION, BRITAIN AND CHINA ARE DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF FIVE MILLION PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THOSE FIVE MILLION PEOPLE, IT'S QUITE CLEAR THAT THE CHINESE LEADERS ARE SIGNALLING WHETHER THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS OR NOT IS IRRELEVANT - THEY ARE SIGNALLING WHAT THEY THINK SHOULD BE THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, AND IN REPLY
TO THIS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, WHO IS ALSO DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG THROUGH THESE NEGOTIATIONS IS NOT SIGNALLING:
DON'T YOU THINK YOU COULD GIVE US A FEW MORE SIGNALS 7.
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