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5. DENG XIAOPING (9.3 REPORTS) WAS QUOTED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE MIRROR MONTHLY AS SAYING THAT CHINA WAS COMMITTED TO THE JD AND THAT DURING THE TRANSITION, ANY POLICY DECISION OR PLAN MADE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT PLACE A FINANCIAL BURDEN OR PRESSURE ON THE SAR GOVERNMENT. HE SAID THAT CHINA WOULD GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO ALL EFFORTS CONDUCIVE TO MAINTAINING HK AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND TRADING CENTRE AND TO SAFEGUARDING HK PEOPLE'S INTERESTS.
JI PENGFEI AND LU PING'S VISIT TO HK
6. JI PENGFEI (8.3 REPORTS) SAID THAT THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF CHINA AND HK WERE FOUNDED ON GOOD CO-OPERATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND THAT FRIENDLY TALKS WITH THE HK GOVERNOR SHOWED THAT BOTH SIDES WERE WILLING TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH EACH OTHER TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE JD AND TO SAFEGUARD THE TERRITORY'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. HE SAID THAT DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRANSITION, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD UP A HARMONIOUS AND CONCILIATORY RELATIONS.
7. AT A LUNCH HOSTED BY THE HKG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LU PING (9.3 REPORTS) WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT ''A PROSPEROUS HK MEANT A PROSPEROUS CHINA' AND THAT HE WOULD DO HIS UTMOST TO ENSURE THAT THE TERRORITY'S PROSPERITY WOULD BECOME ''SECOND TO NONE'' FOR INVESTORS AND REMAIN 'AN OASIS FOR FREE TRADE''. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE COMPETITION WOULD BE UPHELD AND THAT HK'S INVESTMENT LAWS WOULD REMAIN INTACT AFTER 1997. JI PENGFEI WAS REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SIMILAR REMARKS.
JLG
8. THE MEDIA (12.3) REPORTED THAT THE 18TH ROUND OF JLG TALKS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12 IN PEKING WOULD MAINLY DISCUSS THE RELOCATION OF THE HMS TAMAR NAVAL BASE, THE SETTING UP OF A FINAL COURT OF APPEAL, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND HK'S PARTICIPATION IN TALKS ON MULTI-LATERAL AGREEMENTS.
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9. HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT QUOTED LU PING AS SAYING (12.3) THAT FORMER RESIDENTS AND THEIR DESCENDENTS WOULD BE WELCOME TO RETURN TO HONG KONG, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RENOUNCE THEIR FOREIGN NATIONALITIES TO BECOME PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG: OTHERWISE IT WOULD CONTRADICT THE CHINESE NATIONALITY LAWS. TA KUNG PAO, SAID LAU WONG FAT QUOTED LU PING AS SAYING THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM FOR THOSE FORMER NEW
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