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30TH THE SCM POST AND THE HK STANDARD REPORTED THAT CHINA HAD PURPORTEDLY ASKED BRITAIN TO HAND OVER +UNCONDITIONALLY TO THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG WHATEVER CASH RESERVES THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAD, WHEN SOVEREIGNTY REVERTED TO CHINA IN 1997. THE PAPERS QUOTED A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY) IN HONG KONG AS SAYING THAT THE RESERVES WERE

CREATED BY THE HONG KONG PEOPLE AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY BY THE BRITISH AFTER 1997. THE OFFICIAL ALSO REPORTEDLY STRESSED THAT REFUSING TO HAND OVER THE RESERVES WOULD NOT DO BRITAIN ANY GOOD.+ THE OFFICIAL, BELIEVED TO BE OF RIJELBRSECTOR RANK, PUT A FIGURE OF 30 BILLION HONG KONG

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50TH THE SCM POST AND THE HK STANDARD REPORTED THAT CHINA HAD PURPORTEDLY ASKED BRITAIN TO HAND OVER +UNCONDITIONALLY+ TO THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG WHATEVER CASH RESERVES THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAD, WHEN SOVEREIGNTY REVERTED TO CHINA

IN 1997.

THE PAPERS QUOTED A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY IN HONG KONG AS SAYING THAT THE RESERVES WERE

CREATED BY THE HONG KONG PEOPLE AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY. BY THE BRITISH AFTER 1997. THE OFFICIAL ALSO REPORTEDLY STRESSED THAT REFUSING TO HAND OVER THE RESERVES WOULD NOT DO BRITAIN ANY GOOD. + THE OFFICIAL BELIEVED TO BE OF

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