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4.
concede.
We believe we took China to very limits of what they would
My visit to Peking in April 1984: encounters with Wu and Deng: last-minute concessions on elected legislature, accountability
and JLG.
5.
Joint Declaration is a good one: comprehensive, detailed, binding. And it has stood test of time. We are pursuing implementation in same tenacious spirit. Much progress achieved
but nonetheless real. Chinese have shown steady and unspectacular pragmatism, readiness to learn. No reason to believe they are reneging on terms of Joint Declaration.
6.
In Joint Liaison Group we have secured what we set out to secure, often overcoming deep-rooted Chinese opposition:
GATT.
Kong.
Chinese opposed separate contracting party status for Hong we persuaded them to accept it;
agreement to Hong thony's participation
-large murder of interative argruations;
ASAS. We are resisting Chinese attempts to acquire undue influence over Hong Kong's civil negotiation as separated ASAS are negotiated; 2 separate ASAS signed; several more in pipeline; відманића presite to begonte shipping register for long Khay;
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travel and identity documents. We have secured agreements permitting continuity, facilitating travel after 1997.
Our commitment to Hong Kong
7.
Kong.
In negotiating Joint Declaration we were negotiating for Hong Its interests were foremost. Closest consultation with Hong
At every Kong Government, ExCo brought in on all our deliberations.
They stage they were able to judge our motives for themselves. accepted outcome, commended it to Hong Kong people.
No truth
8. Alleged that we have now washed hands of Hong Kong. in this. As before, complete openness between ourselves and Hong Kong Government/ExCo. Our sense of responsibility to Hong Kong is our guide: not some putative wider interest in political or economic relationship with China.
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