TNAG-2489-FCO40-3621-Leading-Chinese-personalities-involved-with-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 12

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AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

PEKING PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR

HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR

UKREP JLG PERSONAL FOR MR GALSWORTHY

HONG KONG: REMARKS BY DENG XIAOPING

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AT A RECENT MEETING WITH THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR HERE, LORD CAITHNESS UNDERSTOOD MA TO HAVE SAID THAT WE SHOULD STUDY CAREFULLY DENG XIAOPING'S RECENT REMARKS ABOUT CHINA'S RESUMPTION OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG: THE AMBASSADOR HOPED WE COULD REACT POSITIVELY TO THEM.

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WE ASSUME THAT MA WAS IN FACT REFERRING TO DENG'S PUBLIC REMARKS ON ECONOMIC REFORM EG THE TEXT RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE POLITBURO (AND CIRCULATED HERE BY THE CHINESE EMBASSY), WHICH MAKE NO SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO HONG KONG.

BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU PICK UP ANY ECHOES OF RECENT REMARKS BY DENG ON HONG KONG TRANSITION QUESTIONS.

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