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anything big in Hong Kong, in fact the Chinese Government is already governing in Hong Kong, via a British adminis-

traiion.

P. Hobday: So effectively the Brillundministration"

any responsibility, us/Thudest hands of

saying?

are you

Cllr. Loo!

dovernment, would like sun and one bringing back the water with which

Well I am sure that is what the Brirish of our tasks 1 A

the

Iron Lady has

washed her hands of us.

P. Hobday: if nothing is done, that then do you foregee between now and July 1997?

Cllr. Loe: I think the credit the British ad-

ministration in Hong Kong

Kong is going to to bankrupted very soon, and that will make Hong Kong pretty ungovernablu because AR listeners well know the Colonial Government throw them in Hong Kong is not elected, so you can't out of office, unless there is a coup d'elat or revolt We don't intend and wo don't like this sort of thing.

to. but thore you aru, the British administra Lont18 quling sayamagas k. Tribo Ninhus of the people of HongxKUJI. P. llobday: But no doubt the Government would say to

you

from Peking, also signed the Chineso, from Puking. Agreemont, they

they are keeping their word, they are

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But

moving

in.

The

British

the

not

is administration

in

place

your worries are ill-founded.

Cllr. Lee: Well Clause 4 of the joint doclaration specifically says that it is up to the UK Government to administer Hong Kong during the transitional period, and here.we have China tolling the Hong Kong Governmont shall not introduce direct elections in 1988'

British Government

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listening.

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and the

So to

me

there

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a joing breach of the joint declaration. P. Hobday: Councillor Leo, thank you.