TNAG-1621-FCO40-2235-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1987 — Page 168

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THE OPEN-DOOR POLICY AND ON CHINESE POLICIES TOWARDS HONG KONG, WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE SOME NEGATIVE EFFECTS IN HONG KONG.

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9. SING PAD STRESSED THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT HONG KONG AND CHINA HAD DIFFERENT POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS. THE PAPER SAID THAT THE FOUR MODERNISATIONS WERE STILL CHINA'S OBJECTIVES. THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG HAD NO REASON TO WORRY ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE. A COLUMNIST IN TIN TIN DAILY NEWS SAID THAT THE RESIGNATION WOULD NOT (NOT) AFFECT HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. WEN WEI PO SAID THAT CHINA WOULD CONTINUE WITH THE OPEN-DOOR POLICY AND REFORMS TO ACHIEVE THE SET POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES''.

10. WE SHALL CONTINUE TO MONITOR REACTIONS AND REPORT FURTHER IN DUE COURSE, PARTICULARLY AS THEY AFFECT ATTITUDES TOWARDS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN HONG KONG.

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SIR D WILSON.

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