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EXTRACTS FROM REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER AT PRESS CONFERENCES

AND IN INTERVIEWS WITH THE BRITISH MEDIA IN PEKING ON 24 SEPTEMBER

AND HONG KONG ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1982

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Statement made in Peking on 24 September concerning talks

on the Future of Hong Kong

'Today the leaders of both countries held far-reaching talks in a friendly atmosphere on the future of Hong Kong. Both sides made clear their respective positions on this subject. They agreed to enter into talks through diplomatic channels following the visit with a common aim of maintaining the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong'.