SECRET
CHINESE STATEMENTS ON HONG KONG
MARCH TO MAY 1982
DSR 11C
10. Gu Mu told Mr Bremridge, Hong Kong Financial
Secretary on 10 March during the latter's visit to
Peking that the basic principles of a solution for Hong
Kong and Macao already existed. Spoke of a concrete
solution in the not too distant future.
11. Wang Kuang, Director, NCNA', told the retiring
Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose on 8 April that Hong Kong
would be a special place, different from China but
within Socialist China. It should have a fully convertible
currency. It was different from Taiwan but Ye's 9
principles could apply principles 3 and 4 were the most
important. Neither side should do or say anything which
could harm Hong Kong's prosperity or stability.
12.
Deng Xiaoping asked Mr Edward Heath during a call
on 16 April whether he thought we could base ouselves on
the spirit of the 9 point proposals for Taiwan as applied
to Hong Kong. To involve: Chinese sovereignty over Hong
Kong, but Hong Kong managed by its resident inhabitants;
Hong Kong would remain a free port and financial centre-
'various systems' would remain unchanged; could use the
name of 'Hong Kong-China', if China did not recover her
sovereignty she could not be accountable to her own
people.
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