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Following is the transcript (English portion) of remarks of the Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, at a media session after attending a signature campaign organised by the Alliance for Constitutional Development in Wan Chai today (January 31):
Reporter: Why are you here today?
Chief Executive: Well, there is a movement here to encourage people to participate in the discussion of the arrangement for elections in 2012. We, HKSAR government, have proposed a set of proposals and these proposals will lead us to greater democracy and pave the way for universal suffrage elections in 2017 and 2020. I think this is a very meaningful movement, so I come here and look at what they do and give them some encouragement. I take the opportunity to remind the Hong Kong people that there is an important exercise at stake. We should all participate.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Sunday, January 31, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:09
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