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(B) WILL SIR G HOWE AND U XUEQIAN DISCUSS IN BERNE?.
ANSWER: FOREIGN MINISTERS WILL DISCUSS MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND THESE WILL INCLUDE SAVE HONG KONG ISSUES. NOT APPROPRIATE TO
FORECAST EXACT CONTENTS OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
(C) HAVE CHINESE SAID NO DIRECT ELECTIONS IN 1988?
ANSWER: WE ARE CONDUCTING A GENUINE REVIEW OF HONG KONG PUBLIC OPINION. CHINESE ARE ALSO CONSULTING OPINION IN HONG KONG. NEITHER SIDE IS YET ABLE TO SAY WHAT THE CONSENSUS OF VIEW THERE IS.
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