TNAG-2446-FCO40-3562-Political-parties-in-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 22

UNCLASSIFIED

053677

MDLIAN 3413

18. THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN A STATEMENT STRONGLY OPPOSED THE PASSING OF THE U S-HK POLICY ACT BY THE US SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. IT SAID THAT THE ACT WAS AN INTERVENTION IN CHINA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND WOULD NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO HK'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY (20.9). REPORTS NOTED (23.9) THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY HAD ISSUED A STATEMENT ASKING THE US GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CHINESE POSITION INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND NOT TO SUPPORT THE ACT.

14TH PARTY CONGRESS

19. PAPERS NOTED NCNA HAD QUOTED PARTY AUTHORITIES AS SAYING THE CONGRESS WOULD BE CONVENED IN PEKING ON 12 OCTOBER. REPORTS NOTED THE CONGRESS WOULD BE HELD AT A TIME WHEN GUIDELINES OF DENG XIOPING WERE BEING CARRIED OUT AND REFORM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAD ENTERED A NEW STAGE. REPORTS ALSO NOTED A NUMBER OF RELATIVELY YOUNG AND REFORMIST CADRES WERE EXPECTED TO BE ELECTED INTO LEADERSHIP.

PATTEN

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

72

DISTRIBUTION

77

.HK POLICY

HKD

PUSD

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT

.AND MS BROOKS

NEWS D

PLANNERS

RAD

PS

PS/MR GOODLAD

SIR J COLES

MR APPLEYARD MR HUM

ADDITIONAL

5

CAB OFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE

CAB OFF //MS D CORNER

CAB OFF //MR CHARLTON

N N N N

PS/PM

HKGOL

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