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FM HONG KONG
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MIPT: PRESS CONFERENCE BY XU JIATUN : KOWLOON WALLED CITY.
1. IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM THE WEN WEI PO (COMMUNIST), XU IS RECORDED IN THE WEN WEI PO'S FULL TRANSCRIPT AS HAVING REPLIED:
**THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY IS A PROBLEM LEFT OVER FROM HISTORY. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE 'WALLED CITY IS KNOWN TO ALL. IN MY VIEW, IF THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A SOLUTION, IT SHOULD BE RAISED FOR DISCUSSION EITHER BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS OR IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP.'*
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