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GOVERNOR'S CALL ON SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL
MAJORITY LEADER, ON 3RD MAY 1993
Present:
Senator Mitchell
Governor
Mr. Barrie Wiggham
PS/CH
The Governor thanked Senator Mitchell for seeing him.
He said
he thought it unfortunate that people assumed when we argued for MFN we would not pay attention to human rights.
Nothing would
matter more to the Hong Kong people than human rights with the approach of 1997. Economic and social improvements to the people
of China would have political consequences.
secure China's improvements in
One of the ways to
to help
The Governor said he
The
be human rights would
improve her trade and economic developments. understood the Senator's concern about China's problems in human rights and arms proliferation but suggested that these could be addressed through other direct channels instead of MFN. relationship between China and the US was important for the future of Hong Kong. Hong Kong had its own problems such as making the transition work. China also had problems in accepting Hong Kong as
different than herself. He did not wish to see trade restrictions
becoming another problem.
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