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are interrelated and have dialectical unity. The fact is that consumer goods in China are subject to great stress. It is simply impossible for a person to freely purchase consumer goods in China. The foundation of China's economy has been seriously sabotaged by the Gang of Four during the past few years. There is no real consumer city in China. Hong Kong is not only a consumer city but also a producer city. This is not an attempt to beautify Hong Kong and to vilify China. Everyone may have his or her own opinion on various issues. However, we must for the most part seek truth from facts and tell the truth. In order to make full use of Hong Kong, we must clearly understand Hong Kong's good and bad aspects. We must investigate and study Hong Kong's conditions over the past 10 years or so and grasp the essence of Hong Kong.

He noted: Hong Kong has adopted capitalist methods to develop its production. But these methods always contain valuable experiences. China welcomes everyone to voluntarily offer his or her experience. China needs them very much. Various countries in the world are now using Hong Kong to make profits for their respective consortia. Hong Kong belongs to China. We use Hong Kong in the interests of all the people of China. We are not using Hong Kong in the interests of any consortium or group. Why is it that we fail to use Hong Kong in a still better way? This is purely due to the pernicious influence of the Gang of Four. In the past, some friends voluntarily sent some materials to China, But these materials did not reach factories concerned even after a whole year. Why? The materials were circulated at various levels. But at that time, everyone was busy with the political campaign. No one was grasping professional work. No one was attaching importance to production. Therefore, no one paid attention to the materials, thus disheartening others.

Now the situation is better. Though some of our old work styles still exist and our present work styles are not perfect, we are moving forward nevertheless.

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Chi Feng also talked about many other issues. paper will report on them tomorrow. The above-mentioned information was given by some of the participants in the meeting. Parts of Chi Feng's speech mentioned in this report are not in his original words. However, we believe that we have not distorted his original basic points.

5 Sep CSK/Gallagher