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PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 27 FEBRUARY CONTAINED AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN J PENGFE, DESCRIBED AS DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, AND BEIJING REVIEW. JN STATED CLEARLY AND AT SOME LENGTH THAT RECENT POLITICAL EVENTS IN CHINA WOULD HAVE NO

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EFFECT ON CHINESE POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG AS LAID DOWN 'N THE JOINT DECLARATION. A TRANSLATION IS HN MIFT, A MORE POLISHED VERSION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN BEIJING REVIEW.

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THIS INTERVIEW SHOWS THAT JIS STILL IN OFFICE AND STILL ACTIVE (MY TELNO 654).

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