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WOULD CONTRAVENE THE BASIC LAW. WE'VE BEEN PURSUING THAT PERFECTLY,
SENSIBLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY OURSELVES BY HAVING REGULAR DISCUSSIONS IN
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP ABOUT FRANCHISES WHICH MIGHT COVER 1997, AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. IN DOING SO, WE'LL TAKE ACCOUNT OF WHAT THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SAID YESTERDAY, WHEN IT REMARKED AT THE END OF ITS
STATEMENT THAT IT WOULD TAKE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN EXAMINING AND
APPROVING CONTRACTS. IT SAID THAT IT WANTED TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP
LONG TERM PROSPERITY AND STABILITY IN HONG KONG. PERHAPS I SHOULD
UNDERLINE THOSE WORDS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REITERATED THAT
INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG BY PRIVATE CAPITAL FROM BOTH CHINESE AND
FOREIGNERS SOURCES REMAINS WELCOME. I ENDORSE THAT AS WELL.` BUT
APART FROM THAT STATEMENT, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, SUCH AS THE HONOURABLE LADY WAS REFERRING TO.
MR MARTIN BARROW: SIR, COULD YOU OUTLINE ANY PLANS FOR OVERSEAS VISITS
IN 1993, AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE UNITED STATES, AND WOULD YOU
CONSIDER INVITING A FEW HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN TO JOIN YOU IN
WASHINGTON FOR A JOINT EFFORT on mfn RENEWAL?
GOVERNOR: THIS IS A SUBJECT WHICH I'VE BEGUN TO DISCUSS WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I TOUCHED ON IT BRIEFLY
WITH MY BUSINESS COUNCIL AT ITS FIRST MEETING. I DISCUSSED IT BRIEFLY
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YESTERDAY. I
HOPE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT WASHINGTON AND THE UNITED STATES IN THE NEW
YEAR, AS SOON AS A NEW ADMINISTRATION HAS SHAKEN DOWN AND AS SOON AS
A NEW ADMINISTRATION HAS THE TIME TO SEE THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG IN
THE GAPS AVAILABLE FROM CONFIRMATION HEARINGS AND SO ON. WHAT I WILL
WANT TO SAY, AND IT'S AN ARGUMENT THAT I THINK WILL BE ALL THE
STRONGER IF I CAN BE SUPPORTED IN SAYING IT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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