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TRANSCRIPT D: SELECT COMMITTER ON HONG KONG

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12 JUNE 1989

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SIR DAVID WILSON:

Those very large demonstrations of people in Hong:

Kong were indeed remarkable events and reflected very deep

concern for what was happening in China. That was the

essence of it. It Was a feeling of empathy with students

That was the key thing.

in China.

Now it spins off into feelings about things in Hong

Kring, but I think it is important to realise that it was

China that was the focus of those demonstrations,

Kong.

not Hong

On who do we consult, I think I said to the

Committee last time I was here that wa went through a very

elaborate process of consultation we do on all sorts of

things

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but the most elaborate that we have ever

undertaken was in 1987 on the question of constitutional

change, 80 it is not a question of consulting one ог two

people but consulting to the extent we can, the whole

population, everybody who wants to have a view.

At the moment, the views in the community have been

changing and we must now take account of those changing

views.

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