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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES BRUSSELS, GENEVA, WASHINGTON
AND NEW YORK.
FUTURE OF HONG KONG : PRESS COVERAGE
THE WEN WEI PO (COMMUNIST) ON 18 MAY CARRIED AN INTERVIEW WITH
THE NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN, MR. CHEN ZHAO YUAN. AFTER A BRIEF OUTLINE OF HIS CAREER, CHEN DESCRIBED SINO/BRITISH
RELATIONS AS GOOD ON THE WHOLE. AS LONG AS BOTH SIDES
CONTINUE TO MAKE CONCERTED EFFORTS, THERE WILL BE EVEN BETTER
PRSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS''. HE
REFERRED TO THE AWARD OF THE FIRST SOUTH CHINA SEA OFFSHORE OIL
CONTRACT TO THE BP LED CONSORTIUM AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE
WHICH CHINA ATTACHED TO ITS TIES WITH BRITAIN.
2. ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE, CHEN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT
CHINA HAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT IT WOULD REGAIN SOVEREIGNTY OVER
HONG KONG AND MAINTAIN THE TERRITORY'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY.
THE TWO SIDES WERE CURRENTLY CONTINUING THEIR CONTACTS ON THIS
SUBJECT AND A SOLUTION COULD BE FOUND THROUGH NEGOTIATION.
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