TNAG-2608-FCO40-3799-International-support-from-the-USA-regarding-the-future-of-H-1992 — Page 20

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, B T C HONG KONG INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON

HONG KONG: CHINESE MFA COMMENTS

SUMMARY

STANDARD EXPOSITION OF CHINESE VIEWS IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS AT WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE.

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AT THE WEEKLY MFA PRESS CONFERENCE ON 30 APRIL A HONG KONG JOURNALIST ASKED FOR COMMENTS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF US CONGRESSMEN IN HONG KONG AND ON THE MCCONNELL BILL. WU JIANMIN REPLIED THAT BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 HONG HONG WAS A MATTER FOR THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS. AFTER THAT, IT WOULD BE AN INTERNAL CHINESE AFFAIR. ANY INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE HONG KONG ISSUE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE SIDE.

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ANOTHER HONG KONG JOURNALIST QUOTED YOU AS SAYING THERE WERE STILL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UK ON THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE HONG KONG ISSUE. HE ASKED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY DIFFERENCES ON POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC MATTERS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UK. WU SAID HIS QUESTION WOULD BE BETTER ADDRESSED TO YOU. FROM THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW HE THOUGHT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES WERE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE.

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