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Following is the transcript of remarks by the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Raymond Tam, at a media session after attending the Post-Financial Tsunami Small and Medium Enterprises Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today (May 24):
Reporter: (inaudible)
Director of Chief Executive's Office: This is a live broadcast by television and by nature the whole community including seven million Hong Kong people can watch the debate. The design of the debate is such that we would like to provide a conducive environment for arguments of both sides, to be articulated in a clear, structured and comprehensive manner. And therefore, we believe that the current proposals by the Chief Executive that we should conduct the debate in a format briefly described in our letter is something appropriate to achieve such an objective. But of course, the details of the debate will have to be worked out on both sides. And therefore, from today onwards, representatives from the CE's Office as well as the office of the Hon Audrey Eu would have the first working meeting. When we come to an agreement, we would report such an agreement to the media and to the Hong Kong people.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Monday, May 24, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:22
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