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"OMAN" NEWSPAPER

22 October 1983

The Chinese Minister spoke about the present nego- tiations between his country and Britain about the future of

He said "our attitude towards the the island of Hong Kong! island of Hong Kong is clear in that we adhere to two prin- ciples: the first is the return of our sovereignty over the

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island of Hong Kong, a subject which is not open to discussion, and we will recover our sovereignty over it in 1997.

raulcond principle is that we will apply a special po

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to the island of Hong Kong commensurate with the special circumstances in this island".

He said that they would adopt a series of measures to guaran- tee the continuity of prosperity and stability, in Hong Kong

"OMAN" NEWSPAPER

24 October 1983

HE Yusuf Al Alawi said that the visit of

HE Wu Xueqian to the Sultanate came at a time when the Gulf Undoubtedly area was going through a very sensitive stage.

the visit would assist the efforts being made towards peace and security in the region.

He added: "we are sure that the Chinese role in the internation community is an effective ore in consideration that she is a permanent member of the Security Council and a leading voice on world peace." His Excellency, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said dt the joint press conference that the visit of His Excellency the Chinese Minister to the area was a strong and clear indication, of the extent of the interest shown by the Chinese government to develop its relations with countries of the region and its wish to develop roles in all fields'

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