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East and West
(10.2.80)
DENG XIAOPING ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND MACAU
Deng says: The British and Hong Kong authorities have contacted us
There cannot
The unfair treaties left behind by the Ching Dynasty
several times on the possibility of extending the lease.
be any extension.
must be abolished. We are not Communists if we do not do so.
He adds: If Shenzhen can catch up with Hong Kong in the next decade,
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the Customs may be withdrawn and the method used before emancipation may
be reinstated whereby residents of the two places will be able to travel
freely.
Lin Biao and the 'Gang of Four' had more than once branded Hong Kong as
& 'smelly harbour' when they were in power. However, what happened in
these thirty years have proven that the status of Hong Kong is becoming
more and more important. Great importance is attached to the 'Pearl of
the Orient by countries in the world. It has attracted countless tourists.
It appeals so much to the youths of the Mainland that they risk their
lives to flee to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is not smelly. It is becoming more
and more fragrant.
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Hong Kong's special political, economic and financial positions have laid
a challenging mission on its shoulder in the eighties. Politically, it
is an important link between the East and the West. Economically, it
brings great profits to Britain and Communist China every year. Hong Kong
is also the financial and commercial centre of the Far East. It is not
surprising that the Jardines Group had sold their enterprises in London
/to bring
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