to discuss ideas raised in a speech this week by Governor Lord Waddington.

Dr. Saul said yesterday he also hoped to meet with the Secretary of State for the colonies in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office "and any others that may be necessary.'' Lord Waddington's speech touched on the possibility of greater job prospects for Bermudians in the United Kingdom, Dr. Saul said.

And while most of the Governor's comments related to a possible new relationship between Bermuda and the UK post-1997, the Premier said not all of them did.

"Both the Governor and I have to discuss this -- probably by correspondence -- then I hope to go (to London) in January,'' he said.

Dr. Saul said he hoped to stop in London on his way to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He wanted to explore whether Bermudians could spend time working in the UK to gain more experience and whether students might be able to work there while on holiday.

"There may have to be some sort of reciprocal thing, but that's not necessarily bad,'' Dr. Saul said. "Everything is worth exploring.'' In his speech, the Governor said that once Hong Kong is returned to the Chinese in 1997, Britain might be willing to have a changed relationship with the remaining colonies, which would have a combined population of only 160,000.

Bermuda might be able to have a relation with the UK similar to that of the Channel Islands, he said.

The Channel Islands have full British citizenship, but no membership in the European Community or requirement to give EC members free movement in the Channel Islands.