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PERMISSION.
11. QIAO THEN REFERRED TO THE JOINT DECLARATION. HONG KONG WAS IN A TRANSITIONAL STAGE. THE JD SAID BOTH SIDES SHOULD HOLD CONSULTATIONS ON SOLVING PROBLEMS LEFT OVER FROM HISTORY. HE AGAIN ASKED THE BRITISH AND HK GOVERNMENTS TO FULFILL THEIR PROMISES REPEATED ON MANY OCCASIONS.
12. EHRMAN SAID THAT THE JD SPECIFICALLY GUARANTEED FREEDOM OF SPEECH POST 1997. THE POLICE WERE FULLY AWARE OF THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE PROVISIONS. THEY WERE FULLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC ORDER, A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HKG BETWEEN NOW AND 1997.
COMMENT
13. THERE WAS NOTHING NEW IN QIAO'S MESSAGE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS DELIVERED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN PREVIOUS NCNA DEMARCHES.
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MAIN
168
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DISTRIBUTION
179
CONSULAR D
LIMITED
FED
NEWS D
INFO D
PUSD
RAD
ECD (E)
HKD
SEAD
SAD
SOVIET D
KIEV UNIT COMED
EED
JAU/EED
UND
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
PLANNERS
DEFENCE D
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR WALDEGRAVE
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR P J WESTON
CHIEF CLERK
MR MOSS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
MR GREENSTOCK
MR CARRICK
MISS SPENCER
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