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Following is the transcript (English portion) of the media session by the Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, after attending a signature campaign in Central this afternoon (December 15):
Question: Is this quite an obvious gesture that the Government is desperate for public support?
Financial Secretary: Opinion polls have consistently shown that the majority of Hong Kong people support this proposal because it is a big step towards democratic development. I believe it is worth our support and that is why today myself, Principal Official colleagues of mine, and also non-official members of ExCo are coming out to support this proposal.
Question: (about gaining more support in LegCo)
Financial Secretary: I believe that LegCo members are elected by the people and so they will have to respect the wills of the people especially those who elect them.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Thursday, December 15, 2005
Issued at HKT 14:57
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