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9. THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE WIDE ANGLE MONTHLY REPORTED THAT CHINA'S PARAMOUNT LEADER, DENG XIAOPING, HAD URGED THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES TO TAKE PART IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HONG KONG'S AFFAIRS AS HE BELIEVED THAT THROUGH SUCH PARTICIPATION, CHINESE WOULD IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE FOR THE TASK OF IMPLEMENTING THE HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING HONG KONG' CONCEPT, THE ORIENTAL DAILY, SING PAO AND THE TWO ENGLISH DAILIES (15.3) REPORTED. MR DENG SAID THAT CHINA COULD NOT REFRAIN FROM ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HONG KONG'S CURRENCY AND THE FISCAL RESERVES, ADDING THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF CHINA'S INTERFERENCE AS THE CONCERN WAS WHETHER SUCH INTERFERENCE WAS REASONABLE AND BENEFICIAL TO HONG KONG. THE WIDE ANGLE ARTICLE SAID THAT IF CHINA'S DEMAND FOR THE SETTING UP OF A CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE AIRPORT AND FOR CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES TO SIT ON THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS MET, THERE WOULD BE A BREAKTHROUGH IN CHINA'S PARTICIPATION IN HONG KONG AFFAIRS, HERALDING A NEW START OF SINO-BRITISH CO-OPERATION DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRANSITION.
BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
10. THE MEDIA (16.3) REPORTED THAT BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, DOUGLAS HURD, WOULD VISIT CHINA AND HONG KONG FROM APRIL 1 TO 9. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT HONG KONG'S NEW AIRPORT PROJECT WOULD TOP THE AGENDA OF HIS VISIT. MING PAO AND THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, HOWEVER, QUOTED CHRISTOPHER OSBORNE AS SAYING THAT HE COULD ONLY CONFIRM MR HURD'S VISIT TO HONG KONG BUT THAT THE PEKING LEG OF THE VISIT HAD NOT BEEN FIRMED UP. SOME REPORTS SAID THAT ONLY IF THE CHINESE GAVE WAY ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT WOULD MR HURD'S VISIT BE FIRMED UP.
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