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our Parliament is very interested in exactly what happens.

QUESTION

Will the Joint Liaison Group report frequently to the

Hong Kong people after it is set up and is working?

PRIME MINISTER

I am sure it will be very closely in touch with Hong

Kong people throughout its whole lifetime, very closely in touch. I doubt very much whether there will be the necessity for formal reports, but just as we have tried the whole time to keep very closely in touch with Hong Kong people while we have been negotiating this Agreement, so the Joint Liaison Group will be very much aware of opinion in Hong Kong and naturally will take that into account, as I indicated that we would take the concerns which the Assessment Report threw up

into account.

The whole Agreement is for Hong Kong people and our whole concern has been for Hong Kong people throughout and

that concern will continue.

QUESTION (ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS)

My question is also about the Joint Liaison Group. With only 6 months ahead, which is quite a short time, the

Have you Joint Liaison Group will be fully operational.

discussed with the Chinese Leaders the composition of the Group and could you reveal who the 5 members are of the British side and whether the Hong Kong Governor and his Political Adviser Mr. McLaren would be members of the Group