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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: SECOND PHASE TALKS.
1. THE CHINESE PRESS TODAY REPORTED A FOREIGN
MINISTRY STATEMENT OF 8 JULY THAT
''EDWARD YOUDE, BRITISH GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG WILL PARTICIPATE IN
THE SECOND PHASE OF THE TALKS ON THE HONG KONG ISSUE BETWEEN
CHINA AND BRITAIN AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.THE
SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE HONG KONG ISSUE ARE BILATERAL, BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITAVE. MR (SIC) YOUDE WILL TAKE PART IN THE TALKS AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT DELEGATION. THEREFORE, HE CAN
ONLY REPRESENT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN THE TALKS**
2. THE SPOKESMAN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE MADE THE STATMENT IN ANSWER
TO A QUESTION BY REPORTERS ASKING HIM TO COMMENT ON NEWS AGENCY REPORTS FROM HONG KONG THAT THE GOVERNOR HAÐ SAID
HE WOULD REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG IN THE TALKS.
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