TNAG-2734-FCO40-3942-Hong-Kong-role-of-the-Legislative-Council-(LEGCO)-1993 — Page 103

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FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1003

DECIDED

MR GILBERT LEUNG (THROUGH INTERPRETER): MR GOVERNOR, YOU HAVE

THAT UNDOUBTEDLY WILL TODAY TO GAZETTE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAT. PROPOSALS. INCREASE THR CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN AND WILL HAVE A

GOVERNMENT HAS THE HONG KONG ON HONG KONG SUCIETY. IMPACT THE IMPACT THIS ACTION WILL HAVE ON OUR SOCIETY AND MEASURES ARE THERE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON OUR

THEIR THIS MOVE,

OWN WILL 'BUILD BECAUSE OF CONTINGENCY PLANS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS?

GREAT AGODOSED WHAT CONTINGENT PEOPLE IF CHINA

STOVE'

ARE

THERE

ASSUME MEMBER YEARS KONG? I AND I DON'T THE

GOVERNOR: I'M NOT SURE THAT THE HONOURABLE MEMBER IS RIGHT TO THE WORST OF CHINA AND CHINESE OFFICIALS. IS THE HONOURABLE SERIOUSLY SAYING THAT CHINA WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE NEXT FOUR AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE ORDINARY PEOPLE OF DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A VERY SENSIBLE THING TO DO BELIEVE THAT CHINA WILL REGARD THAT AS BEING A SENSIBLE BASIS FOR

I HOPE THAT CHINA WILL RESUMPTION OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997.

WE STILL JOIN US IN TALKING ABOUT THE 1994/95 ARRANGEMENTS, I REPEAT

IF THERE AREN'T TO BE NO PRE-CONDITIONS FOR THOSE TALKS. SRT TALKS THEN I HOPE THAT CHINESE OFFICIALS WILL HAVE THE SAME CONFIDENCE IN THE GOOD SENSE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THAT I DO.

HAVE

CAN I JUST, ON A POINT OF ELUCIDATION, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION

A QUESTION FROM THE HONOURABLE LADY WHO ASKED ME MEMBERS OF BRITISH TEAMS IN FORMAL DIPLOMATIC TALKS WITH THE

NOT HAVE BRITISH PASSPORTS - I, OR WHO THREE SUCH OFFICIALS FOR ME AND I CAN HONOURABLE LADY ANY TIME SHE WOULD LIKE.

ANOTHER

ABOUT CHINESE OTHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED GIVE THOSE NAMES TO THE

THAT

THIS

NOT

A BILL MR ERIC LI: MR PRESIDENT, MR GOVERNOR, YOU HAVE NOW GAZETTED

THAT CLEARLY AND NOT MADE A DECISION TO INTRODUCE IT TO THIS COUNCIL. SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT YOU STILL HOPE THAT TALKS WILL RESUME AND YOU MAY BE WILLING TO AMEND YOUR PROPOSALS BEFORE TAKING THEM TO

ARE COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE BEYOND WHICH YOU PREPARED TO WAIT FOR THE CHINESE BEFORE INTRODUCING THE FINAL BILL THE COUNCIL AND ONCE THE BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED, DOES IT IMPLY YOU WILL NO LONGER CONSIDER MAKING ANY AMENDMENT TO THE BILL GOVERNMENT IRRESPECTIVE OF THE OUTCOME OF THE TALKS?

TO

THÁT

BY THE