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nong kong. october 8 (Xinhua) the pritiør side has the un#nirkable responsibility for the present problem of confidence in hong kong, the senior chinese representative of the sino-british joint lia:son group, ambaɛasador ke Eaishuo, said here today.
and because of the british side's sticking to itæ erroneous stand, the two sides were divided on some major issues of principle at the recent meeting of the joint liaison group, said ke paishuo, who is fresh from the meeting, in an interview with xinhua.
in the interview, ke shared his views on the current situation in hong kong and the recent work of the joint liaison group. many things related to the siño-british relations and the #ituation in hong kong have taken place since the group's 12th meeting, ke said.
following the quelling of che Deijing anti-government riots he said, many people developed worries and misunderstandings because of their lack of knowledge of the truth and false tapotting and even cuoc ti came news media, but "this is understandable."
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the british mide unilaterally annoussed the suspension of tox joint liaison group's work in this past june, 'causing negative consequence*,' he said.
a handful of people used hong kong to engage in sabotage and activities aimed at overthrowing the chinese government, ne said. 'che brician side adopted an attitude of connivance towards this. • *Cherefore,
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regrettably, the british side le still sticking to it# erroneoua stand, and "this is also way the two sider were divided on some najot lasues of principle at the 13th meeting of the sino-british liaison group recently held in london," ke said.
the signing of the #ino-british joint declaration once led to the prime eck in the history of sino-british relations, ke said, "that resulted from the common, long-term efforts of the chinese and british governments and ought to be prized.
in the strict implementation of the joint declaration lie doth the interest and obligations of the two sidew, he said.
we have taken note of the british government' promime to completely and earnestly implement the joint declaration," he #aid. "we hope the british government will translate chie promige into action.*
in the joint liaison group's future work, he waid, the chinese eide will continue to adhere to the provisions on the implementation of the joint declaration and work for the seability and prosperity of hong kong and the smooth handrover of the colony in 1997. enditem