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MR HURD SAID THAT THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION FRAMEWORK FOR HONG KONG AND THAT IT REQUIRED A CONTINUOUS DISCUSSION ON EQUAL TERMS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

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"IT IS FRANKLY FRIVOLOUS TO PRETEND OTHERWISK. AND THOSE WHO DO SO CAN HAVE NO STANDING AS FRIENDS OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

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"BUT IT WOULD BE NONSENSE TO PRETEND THAT THE AGREEMENT MARKS THE END OF OUR PROBLEMS. THE TASK NOW IS TO TURN THE JOINT DECLARATION INTO REALITY. #K SAID.

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"THAT MEANS WORKING ON MATTERS OF METICULOUS TECHNICAL IT MEANS, I REPEAT, CONDUCTING A TENACIOUS AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, NEITHER HOSTILE NOR SUBSERVIENT, AT THE LONG VIEW RATHER THAN THE QUICK TRICK, ALWAYS SEEKING TO AND SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF HONG KONG. WE ARE COMMITTED TASK.

THE FOREIGN SECRETARY SAID.

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MR HURD WELCOMED THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP'S CONFIRMATION OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO

CHINA ARE THE JOINT DECLARATION. "OUR RELATIONS WITH THROUGH A DIFFICULT GOING

PERIOD BUT WE WANT то REBUILD THOSE RELATIONS: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRITAIN AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO HONG KONG THAT WE SHOULD DO 80."

NOT ONLY "HONG KONG ALSO NEEDS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA,

BUT BECAUSE OF ITS FUTURE AS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF CHINA, ALSO BECAUSE CHINA IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AS A VALUABLE BACK-UP

A HONG KONG'S OWN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, AND THE TERRITORY HAS

TO PLAY AS AN ECONOMIC BRIDGE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF

HE ADDED.

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KEY

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ROLE WORLD.

THE FOREIGN SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT CHINA

DIALOGUE LAST WEEK WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE IN MAINTAINING A

LEADERS CHINESE

ON

HONG KONG. MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CONDUCTED HIS TALKS IN PEKING WITH CHARACTERISTIC DEDICATION TO KONG'S INTERESTS.**

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HONG

TO TURNING

BRITAIN'S ANNOUNCEMENT LAST MONTH

A OF

PACKAGE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE KEY PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY TO REMAIN IN THE TERRITORY, MR HURD SAID THE PACKAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A GREAT DEAL OF WORK BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

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WHICH DONE OUR BEST TO DEVISE A SCHEME HAVE

TACKLES AS POSSIBLE THE EFFECTIVELY

PROBLEM OF EMIGRATION

FAIRLY AND TALENTED PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG, HE SAID.

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NUMBERS BUT WE

COURSE, MANY PEOPLE HERE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE COVERED BY THE SCHEME TO BE LARGER. I UNDERSTAND THEIR WISH. HAVE HAD TO BALANCE OUR WISH TO BE AS GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE AGAINST OUR ABILITY TO ACCEPT PEOPLE FOR SETTLEMENT IN BRITAIN SHOULD THAT EVER BE NECESSARY.

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BELIEVE THIS POLITICAL REALITY IS WELL UNDERSTOOD IN HONG KONG. IT IS A REALITY WHICH CANNOT BE IGNORED. RECENT CONTROVERSY HOME MAKES THAT CLEAR," HE ADDED.

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