TNAG-2589-FCO40-3777-Diplomatic-representation-of-China-in-Hong-Kong-Chinese-Mini-1992 — Page 5

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

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PEKING TELNO 918 AND YOUR TELNO 1003: COMMENTS BY A MFA SPOKESMAN.

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STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM, THE MFA SPOKESMAN'S COMMENT ON 25 JUNE THAT THE TWO SIDES WERE CONDUCTING DISCUSSION ON APPOINTMENTS TO EXCO HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP IN THE LOCAL PRESS. NOR HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO TRACE ANY ELECTRONIC MEDIA REPORTS. IT MAY APPEARS TOMORROW IN A COMMENTARY IN ONE OF THE LEFT WING NEWSPAPERS. IF SO, WE SHALL OF COURSE LET YOU HAVE THE TEXT.

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THE MAIN POINTS THAT THE LOCAL PRESS REPORTED WERE:

(A) WU JIANMIN'S DENIAL THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD LODGED A PROTEST WITH THE CHINESE SIDE (PARA 5 OF TUR): AND

(B) WU'S RESPONSE WHEN ASKED IF JIANG ENZHU'S VISIT TO LONDON WAS CONNECTED WITH THE HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION ON THE AIRPORT (PARA 4 OF TUR).

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