SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1994
GOVERNMENT. RESPONDS TO LU PING'S STATEMENT
RESPONDING TO THE STATEMENT BY MR LU PING, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG
A HONG. KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE CHINESE STATE COUNCIL, KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY):
STATEMENT. WE REMAIN
"WE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY DIRECTOR LU'S READY AT ALL TIMES TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES IN ΤΟ BE ABLE TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. WE WANT
CONCERNING HONG DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
FACTS. KONG'S FUTURE IN A CALM AND RATIONAL WAY, ON THE BASIS OF THE
THESE ISSUES ARE тоо WHAT WE NEED NOW IS A SERIOUS DISCUSSION: IMPORTANT TO BE REDUCED TO THE LEVEL OF PERSONALISED RECRIMINATION.
WITH ACCORDANCE
THE JOINT "WF ARF PROCEEDING STRICTLY IN DECLARATION AND, AS FAR AS THE AIRPORT IS CONCERNED, THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU). WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF WE DISAGREE IN ONE AREA THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD DISAGREE ON EVERYTHING.
"IN
PARTICULAR, WE BELIEVE THAT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SHOULD BE SEPARATED, AS PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN URGED PRESIDENT TO DO IN SEATTLE.
ISSUES CLINTON
WE
TABLE.
ARRANGEMENTS, ELECTORAL "ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG'S CONTINUE TO URGE THE CHINESE SIDE TO RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING ON THE AIRPORT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EARLY AND POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM A MEETING OF THE AIRPORT HE CHINESE SIDE TO OUR PROPOSAL FOR
FOR ALL THE OUTSTANDING CONNITTEE, TO TRY FINANCIAL AND RELATED QUESTIONS.
RESOLVE ONCE TO
AND
"DIRECTOR
LU'S
STATEMEN]
ALSO
CONTAINS
SOME FACTUAL FINANCIAL MOU. OUR ARE
AS
MISUNDERSTANDINGS. THERE HAS BEEN NO BREACH OF THE MOU. THE PROPOSALS PUT TO THE CHINESE SIDE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
THE CHINESE SIDE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS MATTERS KITH CONSISTENT WITH THE NOU, AS ARE OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO COMPLETE
MOU IS MUCH OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME AS POSSIBLE BY 1997. THE
ONLY TO APPLIES
THE CLEAR
THE QUITE
THAT
LIMIT OF BA$5 BILLION
RAILWAY GOVERNMENT'S OWN DEBT, NOT TO DERT RAISED BY THE MASS TRANSIT
BEEN CLEAR CORPORATION AND PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THIS HAS
ALSO FROM THE START AND IS WELL. UNDERSTOOD BY THE CHINESF SIDE. IT IS
ECONOMIC UNTRUE THAT WE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THE INVITATION FROM THE SUB-GROUP OF THE PRELIMINARY WORKING COMMITTEE FOR HONG KONG OFFICIALS AND IN CLEAR TO APPEAR BEFORE IT IN PEKING, KE RESPONDED PROMPTLY TERMS."
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