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CHINA
FOR THE FIRST GOVERNMENT AND FIRST LEGCO OF THE HKSAR. BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIC INTERESTS OF THE LARGE MAJORITY OF HONG KONG COMPATRIOTS.
4.
JI PENGFEI ALSO SPOKE. HE SAID THAT MR PATTEN'S ACTIONS HAD DAMAGED HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY AND PLACED OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MAIN SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION AT THIS YEAR'S MEETING, HOW TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND STABILITY'', WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND TIMELY.
CHINA DAILY (5 APRIL) REPORTED EXCERPTS FROM THE HONG KONG WEN WEI PO (3 APRIL) ARTICLE MARKING THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE
PROMULGATION OF THE BL.
5.
MCLAREN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
.HK POLICY
65
DISTRIBUTION
71
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
NNNN
PS NO 10.
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