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FM PEKING #908137 OCT 79
TO ROUTINE FCO
TEVGGRAM NUMBER 879 OF 9 OCTOBER 79
INFO HONG KONG
HER 040/1
3.EIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
1 1 OCT 1979
DESK OFFEN
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MIPT: HONG KONG
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1s AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON 7 OCTOBER HUA GUOFENG WAS ASKED WHAT ASSURANCES CHINA COULD GIVE THAT THE STATUS QUO OF HONG KONG WOULD BE MAINTAINED AFTER THE YEAR 2300. HUA SAID THAT CHINA'S POSITION WAS VERY CLEAR AND HAD BEEN REITERATED TO THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG BY DENG XIAOPING. RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WITH THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONG KONG WERE QUITE GOOD.
GOOD. A GOOD SOLUTION TO QUESTIONS RELATING TO TIE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES COULD BE FOUND THROUGH CONSULTATION REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE SOLUTION, CHINA WOULD TAKE NOTICE OF THE INTERESTS OF INVESTORS IN HONG KONG.
CRADOCK
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