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(Prese Officer)

Well, I think we've been round the houses now and we're about to start on the second round and we haven't time for that, so as in

Paking I think we'll and where we started - locally! Your second question, and last one?

VAUDINE ENGLAND, Hong Kong Standard: Mra. Thatcher, you have spoken quite a lot about Treaties and how Britain doesn't go back on its Treaties: many people in Hong Kong, or at least some people in Hong Kong don't accept the existence of the Treaties themselves and in fact, there were protests yesterday at the airport to say that much. So can you ageure up that the people of Hong Kong whose views you'll be listening to, will not be confined to bankers and shipowners and businessmen?

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P.M.

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Yes, they're not all there in the Executive and Legislative Council are they? And actually, we're seeing, is it 12 or 13 groups of people tonight? What are we seeing The representatives of the Urban Council, the Urban District Boards, the New Territories District Boards, the Po Leung Kuk, the Community Organisations, the media very important, the Universities, students

But one point. about the Treaties, I believe they are valid at International Law, and if countries try to abrogate Treaties like that, then it is very serious indeed, because if a country will not stand by one Treaty it will not stand by another Treaty, and that's why you enter into talka because it's better. If you've got differences between two sides to agree, to vary them in a way satisfactory to all, than for anyone to consider

than unilateral application.

(Press Officer) Well, thank you very much, ladies and gentlement

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