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FOREIGN SECRETARY (CONTD):

repatriation as well as voluntary return and if they did so agree

and to the monitoring, then of course that would all take place

under the financial arrangements which cover the volunteers at the

moment and are international and Ho not fall on Hong Kong or on the

British Government.

QUESTION:

Do you think that the Bill of Rights will override the other

ordinances?

FOREIGN SECRETARY:

That is a matter for Hong Kong. I have not studied the

texts. I know that EXCO decided to have another look at them and

that is their right, that is a matter to be worked out here.

QUESTION;

problem. Do

As you know, the Civil Servant is now facing a.......

you think setting up a fund for their pension is a positive

POREIGN SECRETARY:

I know that the Agreement with the Chinese it is the Joint

Declaration itself does provide that pensions should be paid after

1997 on terms not less favourable than those at present existing, so

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