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MDLIAN 0748
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2869
OF 09075OZ DECEMBER 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PRO-CHINESE COMMENT ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
1.
TOP CORY Q DALLA
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YESTERDAY'S PEOPLE'S DAILY PUBLISHES A SIGNED NCNA COMMENTARY ATTACKING ME FOR PLAYING TRICKS WITH THE AIM OF TRYING TO CONTINUE BRITISH COLONIAL RULE IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997. IT ALSO ATTACKS (A FIRST EXCLAM) MY CHINESE NAME AS CONVEYING A FALSE PROMISE. THE NAME CONVEYS A SENSE OF STABILITY AND
HEALTHINESS.
2.
MORE INTERESTINGLY, HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISER LIU YIU-CHU (WHO HAS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM PEKING) WAS REPORTED AS SAYING THE CHINESE WERE NOW PLANNING TO FORM A COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES AND GROUPS WITH A VIEW TO WORKING OUT A COUNTER PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE TO ALL HONG KONG LEGISLATORS. ALSO INTERESTING WAS A RECENT REPORTED COMMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCY LEGCO REPRESENTATIVE, CHIM PUI-CHUNG, (WHO HAS BEEN VERY NEGATIVE SO FAR) SAYING THAT I SHOULD BE ASKED TO AMEND MY PROPOSALS RATHER THAN WITHDRAW THEM.
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SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
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