A:
I THINK XU'S SPEECH WAS AIMED MORE AT HK PEOPLE THAN AT BRITAIN. BECAUSE CHINESE QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGES IN HK CAN REACH BRITAIN ON MANY CHANNELS, SO THIS WAS MAINLY AIMED AT HK PEOPLE. AS TIME GOES ON HK PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING MORE FRANKLY, FOR EXAMPLE SOME PROPOSE DISCUSSING THE BL IN LEGCO, AND SOME
PROPOSE DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS.
Q: DOES (XU) SPEAKING LIKE THAT BEFORE THE JLG INDICATE A WISH TO
INTERFERE IN HK'S ADMINISTRATION?
A: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JLG IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE A
SMOOTH TRANSITION. DISCUSSION IN THE JLG OF POLITICAL REFORMS
DOES NOT INDICATE INTERFERENCE.
Q: HOW WERE YOUR TALKS ON PRESERVING HK'S PLACE IN THE GATT?
AND
A: CHIMA IS VERY KEEN TO PRESERVE HK'S POSITION IN THE GATT,
CHINA ITSELF WISHES TO PAPTICIPATE IN THE GATT. BUT CHINA'S PARTICIPATION COULD GIVE RISE TO SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WHICH WOULD NEED SOME TIME TO RESOLVE. THEREFORE RESOLUTION OF THE WHOLE ISSUE COULD TAKE A LONG TIME. BUT GATT IS A LONG-TERM
ISSUE, THE MFA IS MORE PRESSING.
0: HOW WERE YOUR TALKS ON THE BNO PASSPORT?
A: THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS HOW TO DESCRIBE IN THE PASSPOR THE HOLDER'S RIGHT OF ABODE IN
HONG KONG.
0: WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO BECOME STATELESS?
A: NO-ONE WILL BECOME STATELESS IN 1997. THE SO-CALLED STATELESS
PEOPLE (WITHOUT CHINESE OR BRITISH NATIONALITY) CAN OBTAIN THE
BOC PASSPORT.
Q: WILL EXPEPT GROUPS BE ESTABLISHED TO DISCUSS ALL INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS AND AGREEMENTS?A
A: YES, EXPERT GROUPS WILL BE SET UP. AFTER THEY HAVE FINISHED
THEIR STUDIES, THEY WILL GIVE THE RESULTS TO THE JLG TO CONSIDER. BUT THE EXPERT GROUPS HAVE NOT YET BEEN FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED.
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