TNAG-1254-FCO40-1587-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 163

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CONFIDENTIAL

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

1. WHEN VISITING US CONGRESSMAN ADDABBO SAW STATE COUNCILLOR JI PENGFEI ON 24 AUGUST THE AMERICANS RAISED THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. ACCORDING TO THE US EMBASSY, JI SAID THE FOLLOWING: '' AS HU YAOBANG AND ZHAO ZIYANG HAVE STRESSED, CHINA WILL RECOVER SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG. HONG KONG WILL REMAIN A CAPITALIST, FREE, INTERNATIONAL MARKET. CHINA AND BRITAIN ARE NEGOTIATING HOW, AFTER CHINA RECOVERS SOVEREIGNTY, PROSPERITY AND STABILITY WILL BE MAINTAINED AND WHAT MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED TO ACHIEVE THIS END. THESE NEGOTIONS HAVE JUST STARTED AND HAVE NOT YET TOUCHED ON THE ESSENCE OF THE QUESTION.

COMMENT

2. THESE REMARKS WERE RELATIVELY ANODYNE. THE LAST SENTENCE IS HOWEVER NEW AND UNTRUE. PERHAPS JI MEANT THAT AGREEMENT ON THE ESSENCE OF THE QUESTION WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF.

SIGNED...R N PEIRCE.