22-NOV-1989 17:04
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH HKG
852 5 840 1976
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CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION
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7.
The Central People's Government stresses on the one hand that it will
not change its policy on Hong Kong, and yet on the other hand, it
considers adding certain clauses into the Basic Law. Isn't there
some contradiction here?
A: We won't change, and we haven't changed. I did not agree in the
past to let Hong Kong become an anti-communist base, nor did I agree
to let foreigners have a hand in its politics. This is what our
policy has never allowed. As regards "internationalization", it
should be different in respect of politics and economy
From the
economic point of view, Hong Kong is an international city, and it
has always been so. Yet, as far as politics is concerned, we cannot
allow foreigners to have a hand, because it will directly do harm
some
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to our sovereignty. Today reporters suggested to me that it would
only be natural for he who had an economic interest (in Hong Kong)
to want to take part in (its) politics. I replied that it would not
do at all. Then, how could foreign countries protect their economic
interests in Hong Kong? That will depend on the laws of Hong Kong
and not political intervention.
That is why we have never allowed either of the two
issues : one is (using Hong Kong as a) base for subversion, and the
other is internationalization. Now that such issues are raised, it
is because someone has projected them to threaten our national
security, to do harm to our sovereignty, so we must make these
issues very clear.
What Does "Base for Subversion" Mean'?
: You also said that political bodies in Hong Kong are not allowed to
have any relations with foreign political bodies.
a more specific explanation?
Could you give us
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