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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: HONG KONG
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE AND ANSWER GIVEN IN THE SENATE UN Zi ÚČTUBER 1ÿÿÿ
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SENATOR HILL: MY QUESTION IS DIRECTED TO THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. I REFER TO A REPORT TODAY THAT, DURING HIS VISIT TO CHINA IN JUNE, THE PRIME MINISTER TOLD CHINESE LEADERS THAT AUSTRALIA DOES NOT SUPPORT GOVERNOR PATTEN'S PUSH FOR GREATER DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG. I ASK THE MINISTER WHETHER HE CAN CONFIRM THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPORT. I ALSO ASK HIM WHA
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EXACTLY THE PRIME MINISTER MEANT WHEN ACCORDING TO THE RECORD OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN HIM AND PREMIER LI FENG, HE STATED - AND I QUOTE FROM WHAÏ PURPŪKTS TO BE THE RECORD OF CONVENJAL 1 UN
AUSTRALIA IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH FATTEN'S MODUS OPERANDI OR HIS TAKING AN
IN TỘNG RONG'S POLITICAL SITUATION GO LATE IN THE PIECE.
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SENATOR GARETH EVANS THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE WHATEVER IN AUSTRALIA'S POSITION ON POLITICAL REFORM IN HONG KONG. THAT POSITION HAS BEEN CLEARLY STATED ON THE PUBLIC RECORD ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS BY ME, ID I AND THE GOVDI
FULLY STAND BY EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID. I CERTAINLY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD HAVE SAID ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
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