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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1325
OF 100747Z JULY 89
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HKB 020/6
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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93
106370
MDHIAN 2572
MIPT: MFA LINE ON HONG KONG.
1. XINHUA REPORTED ON 9 JULY A STATEMENT MADE BY THE CHINESE MFA SPOKESMAN ON 8 JULY IN RESPONSE TO JOURNALISTS' QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR PRESS STATEMENTS IN HONG KONG. THE SPOKESMAN WAS ASKED IN PARTICULAR FOR REACTIONS TO THE SUGGESTION THAT HONG KONG CONFIDENCE HAD BEEN GREATLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO XINHUA,
HE SAID :
''IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THERE IS SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF SOME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED OR HAVE NOT FULLY LEARNED THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE QUELLING BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY REBELLION. SUCH MISUNDERSTANDING WILL DISAPPEAR IF THEY FIND OUT THE TRUTH''
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2. SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO REFER TO THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY JIANG ZEMIN AND JI PENGFEI TO HONG KONG VISITORS OVER THE WEEKEND
(MIPT). HE CONCLUDED :
'WE WILL NOT EXTEND OUR SOCIALIST POLICIES TO THE HONG KONG REGION, NEITHER SHOULD THE HONG KONG REGION INTERFERE IN OR ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE SOCIALIST SYSTEM OF THE MAINLAND OF CHINA, STILL LESS CAN THERE BE PERMISSION FOR HONG KONG TO BE USED AS A BASE FOR SUBVERTING THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT OF CHINA.. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BEARS AN UNSHIRKABLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EARNEST FULFILMENT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE SINO-BRITISH DELCARATION AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PROSPERITY AND STABILITY IN HONG KONG DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. WE ALSO HOPE THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL TRULY ADOPT A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE, AND CREATE A FAVOURABLE ATMOSPHERE AND ENVIRONMENT FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN''
DONALD
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