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A24.
In an interview with Bauhinia (August 1993 issue),
Qian Qichen referred to the three principles outlined by
Deng at his meeting with Mrs Thatcher on 24 September 1982;
the means of administering Hong Kong; ensuring its
prosperity; and consultation between China and Britain on
avoiding disturbances before 1997. Qian continued that
Deng had said that small disturbances were inevitable but
could be dealt with by co-operation between China and
Britain. (See also S4).
A25.
Lu Ping told a delegation of the Tung Wah group of
hospitals that although there had been only very little5 progress in 5 months of talks it was not true to say that there had been none. (Hong Kong press 11 September 1993).
A26.
At a meeting with the Liberal Democratic
Federation in Peking, Lu Ping said that if an agreement
could not be reached the Chinese side would need to act in
accordance with the Basic Law after 1997 and arrange for
elections for the first SAR Legislature. He also
criticised the Briitsh side for going slow in the talks,
referring to the break in August (HK press 6 Sept).
A27.
At a press conference in New York on 14 September,
Lu Ping said that the Chinese government had the obligation
and responsibility to lay a sound basis for the future SARG
in the political, economic and social fields in order to
enable it to assure Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.
He said that after 1997 Hong Kong's present laws would be
maintained except those with colonialist content and that
China would not send even one person to take over official posts in Hong Kong and would fully implement "Hong Kong
people running Hong Kong" (WWP 16 Sept 1993).
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