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6. AT A DINNER HELD IN HONOUR OF MR. HU, MRS THATCHER STRESSED

THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR BRITAIN AND CHINA TO MAINTAIN CLOSE

THES IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY HIN

1997.

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7. THE SCMP (11/6) SAID MR. HU HAD PAD TRIBUTE TO MRS. THATCHER

FOR HER PART IN THE REACHING OF THE SHINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON

HONG KONG. HE TOLD HER THAT HER TWO VISITS TO CHINA, SHORT AS THEY WERE, LED TO A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE HONG KONG QUESTION WHICH

HAD BEEN LEFT OVER FROM THE PAST. THE STANDARD (13/6) REPORTED

DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ZHOU NAN AS SAYING AT A LONDON

PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION WAS ''ON THE WHOLE BENING IMPLEMENTED SATISFACTORILY''. CHINA WAS DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT TO THE LETTER. HE HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE IT WOULD BE FULLY EXECUTED, HE SAID.

8. WEN WE PO AND TA KUNG PAO (13/6) COMMENTED POSITIVELY ON HU YAOBANG'S VISHIT SAYING THE RESULTS ACHIEVED DURING THE VISAIT WOULD HELP REMOVE WORRIES ABOUT #NSTABILITY DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD ON HONG KONG AND ABOUT THE PSSIBILITY OF CHINA CHANGING HITS

POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG.

9. GENERAL HONG KONG REACTION.

WE HAVE HAD NO COMMENTS FROM NCNA ON THE VISIT.

10. WE ARE SENDING BY BAG SEVERAL ARTICLES ON MR. HU'S VINSHIT,*

#NCLUDING THE ONE WRITTEN BY HU DINGYIN.

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