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TRANSCRIPT A PORRIGE SBC HOIG KOIG PC - 4 JULY 1989
QUESTION (Daily Telegraph):
You have talked about urgently impressing upon the leadership
in China the need for them to take concrete action to reassure the
people of Hong Kong. How will you be doing that, will you ba
visiting Peking to negotiate directly with them and if you go who
would you talk to, you mentioned Jiang Zanin in your speech but uut
Li Fong. Deng Xiaoping or Yang Shangkun?
PORDIGE SECRETARY:
But there
Let e make it clear I do not have in mind any instant
program of bilateral visits or anything of that kind.
are many difforent ways and different levels at which we can begin
making our viows clear. There has already been contact through
Embassies at both ends and there will be other opportunities at
which we can have meetings with people of different levels at
different stages.
And of course in due course I shall be looking for
opportunities of making direct personal contact with the most
appropriate people.
As I said in my speech on Monday, the events of 3, 4 June
destroyed in 24 hours the consequences of 10 years work by many
people and wo shall have to be working patiently and tenaciously in
a whole range of different ways. But have no doubt that Her
Majesty'& Government will be looking for and taking every sensible
opportunity for pressing as strongly as possible upon those now in
charge in Poking the importance for them not just to take one
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