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INFO TELELETTER PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG. PETER RICKETTS ESQ, HKD, FCO.
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DAVID COATES ESQ, BE PEKING.
ALAN PAUL ESQ, UKREP JLG HONG KONG.
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CHENG MING ARTICLE ON CHINESE POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG. 14.
1. THE APRIL ISSUE OF CHENG MING MONTHLY MAGAZINE CARRIES AN ARTICLE ON CHINESE POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG.
2. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, A PROPOSAL BY DENG XIAOPING TO ALLOW ZHU RONGJI TO PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE POLITBURO.
3. THE ARTICLE ALSO CLAIMS THAT A WORK CONFERENCE OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE WAS HELD RECENTLY, AND A DOCUMENT PROPOSING 8 'BOTTOM LINES'' WAS SUBMITTED TO THE POLITBURO. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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(II)
THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES SHOULD FULLY IMPLEMENT THE
JOINT DECLARATION.
CHINA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BASIC
LAW BEFORE 1997.
(III) AGREEMENTS REACHED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES
RELATING TO THE 1997 ISSUE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED UNILATERALLY.
(IV)
(V)
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR ITS PROMISE TO MAINTAIN THE EXECUTIVE-LED SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.
CHINA SHOULD NOT CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE STATUS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEFORE 1997.
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