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4. THE LEADER OF THE GROUP OF NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT 30ARD MEMBERS WHO WERE RECEIVED BY JAN PENGREY ON 15 NOVEMBER MADE A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS GIVING DETAILS OF THE DISCUSSION WITH JN. THE TA KUNG PAQ AND WEN WEN PO USED THE STORY AS THEIR FRONT PAGE LEAD, AS DID THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST AND SOME INDEPENDENT CHINESE-LANGUAGE
NEWSPAPERS. J WAS QUOTED AS HAVING OMVEN AN ASSURANCE THAT NO
OFFICIALS WOULD BE SENT FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997 AND
THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR 50 YEARS.
CHIWA WOULD GUARANTEE THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG THROUGH A SPECIAL SERIES OF BASIC LAWS FOR THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION WHICH WOULD BECOME AN APPENDIX TO ARTICLE 31 OF THE CONSTITUTION. HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD BE
CONSULTED ABOUT THESE LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE SUBMITTED TO THE
NATIONAL PEOPLES' CONGRESS FOR APPROVAL.
5. THE ARRIVAL IN. HONG KONG OF MR, RICHARD EVANS, BRITISH AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO PEKING, WAS ALSO GAVEN WIDESPREAD COVERAGE. ALL PAPERS REPORTED MR. EVANS' REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON HIS ARRIVAL,
KN PARTICULAR HIS INTENTION OF MEETING A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF PEOPLE DURING HIS VISHT. MR. EVANS' ARRIVAL WAS GAVEN ROUTINE
COVERAGE BY THE COMMUNIST PRESS.
SHAY
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