CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 930
OF 290841Z JUNE 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1003 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 1735: COMMENTS BY MFA SPOKESMAN
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IN VIEW OF THE INTEREST GENERATED BY OUR SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SPOKESMAN'S COMMENTS ON EXCO APPOINTMENTS WE HAVE RECHECKED THE RECORDS OF THE MEETING AVAILABLE TO US. THE FOLLOWING FULLER ACCOUNT MAY CLARIFY THE SITUATION.
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THE SPOKESMAN WAS ASKED BY CNN ABOUT CHINA'S RIGHT TO COMMENT ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SECOND QUESTION ASKING WHETHER APPOINTMENTS TO EXCO WERE LINKED TO THE AIRPORT QUESTION.
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IN REPLY TO THE FIRST PART OF THE QUESTION THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SENIOR CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAD THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE KNOWN CHINA'S POSITION ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF POWER IN HONG KONG. ON THE SECOND PART HE SAID BOTH SIDES WERE CONDUCTING DISCUSSIONS AND IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT ON EITHER SIDE'S POSITION. CHINA HAD CONSISTENTLY ACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE AIRPORT MOU.
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