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KE ZAISHUO'S PUBLIC STATEMENT CRITICISING HMG.

1. THE CHINA DAILY, PEOPLE'S DAILY AND PEOPLE'S DAILY COVERSEAS EDITION) OF 9 OCTOBER ALL CARRIED REPORTS OF THE PUBLIC STATEMENT MADE BY KE ZAISHUO ON 8 OCTOBER IN HONG KONG. THE IDENTICAL ARTICLES REPORTED WHAT KE SAID IN FACTUAL TERMS AND WITHOUT

COMMENT.

WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PRESS ENQUIRIES ASKING US TO RESPOND TO KE'S COMMENTS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE LINE THAT KE HAD SAID NOTHING NEW, THAT HMG'S VIEW HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN BY MCLAREN IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER JLG XIII AND THAT WE HAD NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD.

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WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE REFUSAL BY THE

GUANGDONG BORDER AUTHORITIES TO ACCEPT BACK ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. WE HAVE RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS A LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEM WHICH WE HOPED WOULD SOON BE RESOLVED. WE SAID WE WERE UNAWARE

OF ANY HIGH-LEVEL EXCHANGES OVER THE MATTER.

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