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5. BBC ASKED WHETHER IF HONG KONG WENT AHEAD WITH THE POLITICAL REFORMS OUTLINED IN THE SPEECH CHINA WOULD SEEK TO REVERSE THOSE CHANGES AFTER 1997. SPOKESMAN REPLIED THAT IT WAS IN THE COMMON INTEREST OF THE TWO SIDES TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY AND ENSURE ITS SMOOTH TRANSITION. THE CHINESE SIDE HOPED TO RESOLVE ANY DIFFICULTIES WHICH AROSE THROUGH CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.

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A HONG KONG JOURNALIST ASKED WHICH PART OF THE POLICY ADDRESS THE CHINESE SIDE CONSIDERED VIOLATED THE BASIC LAW. THE SPOKESMAN REFERRED TO HIS EARLIER ANSWER AND MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT.

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