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INFO DESKBY 22120OZ PEKING

NR-MIPT & PRESS CONFERENCE BY XU JIATUN : KOWLOON WALLED CITY

1. IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM THE WEN WEI PO (COMMUNIST), XU IS RECORDED IN THE WEN WEI PO'S FULL TRANSCRIPT AS HAVING REPLIED:

**THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY IS A PROBLEM LEFT OVER FROM HISTORY. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE WALLED CITY IS KNOWN TO ALL. IN MY VIEW, IF THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A SOLUTION, IT SHOULD BE PAISED FOR DISCUSSION EITHER BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS OR IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP.**

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RES D (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR MARTIN ASST STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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