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ONE, WHICH APPEARED IN WU'S OTTAWA PRESS CONFERENCE WAS THE
EXPLICIT STATEMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE TWO SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS HONG KONG AND TAIWAN. THESE
DIFFERENCES MAY SUGGEST THE DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY
WORKED OUT IN CHINESE MINDS. BUT THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN.
ON THE ONE HAND RIGIDITY ON THE BASIC POINTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
AND ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHT, ON THE OTHER, STRESS ON THE THEME
OF HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING THEMSELVES. THE DOUBT REMAINS
WHETHER THE CHINESE PLAN PROVIDES SUFFICIENT GUARANTEES OF
NON-INTERFERENCE.
4. PARA 8 OF YOUR TEL 528 ZHU QIZHEN'S REMARKS TO HADWEN
WERE INTERESTING. THEY SHOW AGAIN THAT CHINESE PROPOSALS FOR
HONG KONG HAVE NOT BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH IN DETAIL.
HOWE
LEGAL ADVISER
LEGAL ADVISER
NEWS D
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
COPIES TO
LIMITED
HD/HKD
SIR IAN SINCLAIR
MR BURROWS
HD/FED
MR ROBERTS
PLANNING STAFF
PS
HD/PUSD HDINAD
MR MARTIN
PS/LADY YOUNG
MR FLOWER
PS/MR LUCE
MR COLES
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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SIR A PARSONS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
PUSD
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