TNAG-1626-FCO40-2240-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1987 — Page 80

GRS 300

UNCLASSIFIED

FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 26

OF 260709Z MARCH 87

AND TO PRIORITY FCO

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25 MAR 1967

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HONG KONG AND MACAO AT THE NPC.

1.

PREMIER ZHAO ZWYANG HAD THE FOLLOWING TO SAY ON HONG KONG AND

MACAO IN HIS REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE NATIONAL

PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ON 25 MARCH:

"OUR EFFORT TO BRING ABOUT THE PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF OUR

MOTHERLAND (NN KEEPING WITH THE CONCEPT OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO

SYSTEMS HAS WON INCREASING SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE. THE

SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG IS BEING

SMOOTHLY PUT INTO EFFECT AND OUR COUNTRY WILL, AS ALWAYS, CONTINUE

TO IMPLEMENT THE SERIES OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POLICIES RELATING TO

HONG KONG WHICH HAVE BEEN WRITTEN INTO THE SAND AGREEMENT. THE

SINO-PORTUGUESE NEGOTINATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF MACAO HAVE BEEN

SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AND TOMORROW THE DELEGATIONS OF . THE TWO

GOVERNMENTS WILL INNITHAL AN AGREEMENT. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE

QUESTION OF MACAO MIS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION

OF THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS TO THE PROBLEM OF

REUNIFYING THE MOTHERLAND. IT REPRESENTS A MAJOR ADVANCE TOWARDS

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF COMPLETE REUNIFICATION.

EVANS

LIMITED

FED

HKD

SED

MR. GILLMORE

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