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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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IN THE USUAL SHORT DOORSTEP ENCOUNTER WITH THE PRESS JUST BEFORE THE START OF ROUND 10 OF THE TALKS ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS, VICE-MINISTER JIANG ENZHU WAS ASKED ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE REMARKS OF 3 SEPTEMBER ABOUT HAN DONGFANG. JIANG SAID THAT THE BASIC LAW GUARANTEED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF HONG KONG AFTER 1997. THE HAN AFFAIR WAS NOT A RELATED MATTER. BUT HONG KONG BRITISH OFFICIALS HAD DELIBERATELY TRIED TO CONFUSE THE TWO THINGS, AND MUST HAVE HAD AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE FOR DOING SO.
JIANG MADE NO (NO) MENTION OF HAN DONGFANG IN THE TALKS THEMSELVES TODAY.
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WHEN I RETURNED TO THE EMBASSY AFTER THE TALKS THE PRESS ASKED
I ME ABOUT JIANG'S REMARKS: I SAID THAT I DISAGREED WITH HIM. ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN RAISED IN THE TALKS.
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