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6. AT A DINNER HELD IN HONOUR OF MR. HU, MRS THATCHER STRESSED
THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR BRITAIN AND CHINA TO MAINTAIN CLOSE
THES IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY HIN
1997.
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7. THE SCMP (11/6) SAID MR. HU HAD PAD TRIBUTE TO MRS. THATCHER
FOR HER PART IN THE REACHING OF THE SHINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON
HONG KONG. HE TOLD HER THAT HER TWO VISITS TO CHINA, SHORT AS THEY WERE, LED TO A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE HONG KONG QUESTION WHICH
HAD BEEN LEFT OVER FROM THE PAST. THE STANDARD (13/6) REPORTED
DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ZHOU NAN AS SAYING AT A LONDON
PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION WAS ''ON THE WHOLE BENING IMPLEMENTED SATISFACTORILY''. CHINA WAS DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT TO THE LETTER. HE HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE IT WOULD BE FULLY EXECUTED, HE SAID.
8. WEN WE PO AND TA KUNG PAO (13/6) COMMENTED POSITIVELY ON HU YAOBANG'S VISHIT SAYING THE RESULTS ACHIEVED DURING THE VISAIT WOULD HELP REMOVE WORRIES ABOUT #NSTABILITY DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD ON HONG KONG AND ABOUT THE PSSIBILITY OF CHINA CHANGING HITS
POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG.
9. GENERAL HONG KONG REACTION.
WE HAVE HAD NO COMMENTS FROM NCNA ON THE VISIT.
10. WE ARE SENDING BY BAG SEVERAL ARTICLES ON MR. HU'S VINSHIT,*
#NCLUDING THE ONE WRITTEN BY HU DINGYIN.
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