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1. ZHAO ZIYANG MADE THE FOLLOWING REMARKS ON HONG KONG IN HIS

GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT UN 27 MARCH:

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IN THE PAST YEAR, IN LINE WITH THE CONCEPT OF ONE COUNTRY, THÚ SYSTEMS WHICH IS UF FAR-REACHING STGINIFICANCE AND IN THE SPIRIT

OF FRIENDLY CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVE

SUCCESSFULLY SOLVED THE HONG KONG QUESTION THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS

WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT UN THE BASIS OF EQUALITY. THIS IS A

BIG STEP FORWARD IN PROMOTING THE SACRED CAUSE OF THE PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF OUR MOTHERLAND AND HAS ADVANCED THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND GREAT BRITAIN TO A NEW STAGE SEMICOLÜN MOREOVER, IT PROVIDES FRESH EXPERIENCE FOR SETTLING INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS. THE CONCEPT OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' AND THE SUCCESSFUL SOLUTION OF THE HONG KONG QUESTION WILL ASSUREDLY GIVE A POWERFUL IMPETUS TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR GREAT CAUSE OF REUNIFICATION WITH TAIWAN RETURNING TO THE

EMBRACE OF THE MOTHERLAND.

ENDS.

2. THIS WAS THE ONLY SPECIFIC FOREIGN POLICY ISSUE RAISED BY ZHAU IN HIS KEPURT WHICH OTHERWISE CONCENTRATED ON INTERNAL ECONOMIC

MATTERS.

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