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MDLIAN 5732
ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS UNQUOTE POLICY AND ITS INTENTION TO PUT IT INTO PRACTICE IN HONG KONG. SUCH POLITICAL STATEMENTS BY AN OUTSIDER IN HONG KONG CONSTITUTED, IN ZHAO'S OPINION, AN ATTEMPT TO USE HONG KONG AS A POLITICAL BATTLEFIELD AND WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I STRESSED THAT THE HKG REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE POLICY OF NOT ALLOWING HONG KONG TO BECOME A POLITICAL BATTLEFIELD OR A BASE FOR SUBVERTING CHINA. IT REMAINED THE HKG'S PREROGATIVE TO DECIDE WHAT CONSTITUTED SUBVERSIVE ACTION.
COMMENT
6.
THE DELIVERY OF ZHAO'S REMARKS WAS LOW-KEY BUT DETERMINED. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REMARK WAS THAT REPORTED IN PARA 4 ABOVE, IN LIGHT OF ZHU RONGJI'S ''WAIT AND SEE'' REMARK REPORTED IN PARA 8 OF FCO
TELNO 919.
MCLEAN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
.HK POLICY
63
DISTRIBUTION
72
PLANNERS
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
9
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF //MR SIBSON
CAOFF //MS D CORNER
CAOFF //MR CHARLTON
PS/PM
N N N N
2
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