GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
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THU 03 DEC 92 14:11
CONFIDENTIAL
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GOPERNMENT SECRETAR
3/12/93
OFFICE
YAT
The Governor may wish to see the statement at (1) by
US Senator Connie Mack calling for:
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3/12
2.
(a)
(b)
"a referendum by the people of Hong Kong to decide whether they want to be independent, placed under Chinese rule, or remain a British colony after 1997";
and
the revocation by the Clinton administration of China's MFN trade status "for its policy towards Hong Kong and its disregard for human rights".
The statement was issued in Washington yesterday but,
as far as I am aware, was not covered in Hong Kong newspapers this morning probably because it was issued after they had gone
135
to press.
3.
Point (a) above falls outside my portfolio. (b), I suggest the following "line to take":
On point
(a)
we appreciate the Senator's concern for Hong Kong; but
(b)
we believe that trade issues should
not be
politicized; and