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FE/0558 A3/1
A. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
11 Sep 89
3. FAR EASTERN RELATIONS
PRC OFFICIAL IN MACAO DISCUSSES HONGKONG AND MACAO BASIC LAWS
Peking Zhongguo Xinwen She in Chinese 1420 gmt 8 Sep 89
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Deputy Director of the State Council's Office of Hongkong and Macao Affairs, Lu Ping, today [8th September] stressed that a sound resolution of the Hongkong and Macao problems must be based on a foundation of mutual trust, that shorn of this foundation it will be useless, however good and perfect the drafting of the Basic Law is.
He said: The drafting of the Hongkong Basic Law has taken four years and it will be promulgated after the NPC passes it in March next year. The energy and money spent in drafting the Basic Law will have been inestimable. As the Chinese proverb says: “One word is worth as much as 1,000 taels of gold," and in the case of the Hongkong Basic Law a word is worth far more than that! If the future Basic Law can be subject to casual revision, then we would not have spent so much time and energy in the first place. Once the Basic Law is finalised it will be implemented immediately. Whether it is the central or local authorities, departments or Hongkong and Macao Special Administrative Zones, they must implement it. Any matter that involves the Hongkong and Macao Special Administrative Zones will be handled in accordance with the Hongkong and Macao basic Laws.
Lu Ping said, the "one country, two systems" is an established state policy. For our part, we sincerely hope that Macao will continue to enjoy prosperity and stability and maintain the 50 years of no change from capitalism through the government of Macao by the Macao people and through a high degree of autonomy.
Following three days of visits to places of interest, Lu Ping and his party today started the consultation of the opinion of Macao's various circles regarding the Basic Law. In the morning they held a discussion meeting with the Macao Manufacturers' Association, the Export Chamber of Commerce and Wool Spinning and Knitwear Manufacturer's Association. In the afternoon they visited Macao's Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and had a discussion meeting with personnel from financial circles.
Lu Ping said: From what I have seen and heard over the last few days, the one that has left the deepest impression is the confidence of the Macao citizens in the future of Macao.
Though workers or the responsible people of several commercial associations have mentioned some of the difficulties now facing Macao, they have all suggested, in a positive manner, ways to resolve the difficulties. We firmly believe that in the post 1997 era, the people of Macao will do a good job in the administration of Macao. We are confident in the prospect of "the government of Macao by Macao people" and a high degree of autonomy. I am certain that Macao's
future development will be even greater than now. We hope that we will unify our minds and efforts to draft a good Macao Basic Law, thus laying a good foundation for the stability and prosperity of Macao in the decades ahead.
TAIWAN AND MONGOLIA
PRC court declaration on not prosecuting Taiwan people (Excerpts) China's Supreme People's Court and Supreme Procuratorate jointly declared today [9th September] that people in Taiwan who committed offences on the mainland after the founding of the People's Republic and before the establishment of local people's government are no longer subject to prosecution.. At a press conference here [Peking] today, Liang Guoqing, deputy chief procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said..."We have always practised leniency towards hsitorical crimes"...(Xinhua_in English 1457 gmt 9 Sep 89)
Mainlanders enter Taiwan illegally The Criminal Investigation Division of Kaosiung County has found some 10 mainlanders who had entered the country illegally. They had entered Taiwan from Tainan in south-western Taiwan after wandering for 10 days in the Taiwan Strait. They said they decided to come to Taiwan because they were not satisfied with life on the mainland. The mayor of Fengshan in Kaohsiung presented 3,000 NT dollars of relief funds to tide the mainlanders over until a solution is found on how to deal with them. (Taipei in English for abroad 0200 gmt 5 Sep 89)
Mongolia-Japan economic talks end, protocol signed (FE/0557 A3/4) On 7th September, Sodnom, Prime Minister of Mongolia, received a Japanese delegation led by the head of the Japan-Mongolia Econommic Committee.
The third joint sitting of the Commission on Mongol- Japanese Economic Relations and Japan-Mongolia Economic Committee ended in Ulan Bator on 7th September with the signing of a protocol. The Mongol-Japanese document was signed by Namjim, Chairman of the Commission for Mongol- Japanese Economic Relations, and the Chairman of the Japan- Mongolia Economic Committee. The participants in the meeting considered issues of further developing Mongol- Japanese economic co-operation. The meeting noted the agreement of the two sides on the need to explore questions of founding a number of joint enterprises in Mongolia and broadening trade relations between Mongolia and Japan. (Ulan Bator in English for abroad 0910 gmt 8 Sep 89)
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