UNCLASSIFIED
103463 MDHIAN 2095
THE GROUP SAY THAT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE WAS IN FACT ITS OWN INVENTION. MEETING POINT WOULD IN THE FUTURE SAY THAT IT DID NOT MIND ITS OWN PACKAGE BEING AMENDED IN ORDER THAT SINO-BRITISH CO- OPERATION COULD RESUME. IN THIS WAY, THE GOVERNOR COULD CLIMB DOWN THE STAGE GRACEFULLY.
ZHU RONGJI
11. CHINESE VICE PREMIER ZHU RONGJI'S INTERVIEW WITH THE CHINESE PRESS IN TORONTO AT THE END OF HIS CANADA VISIT WAS ACCORDED GOOD COVERAGE. REPORTS HIGHLIGHTED ZHU'S REMARKS THAT HE DID NOT FIND THAT THE HK QUESTION HAD BEEN INTERNATIONALISED DURING HIS VISIT TO CANADA. HE SAID THAT THE HK ISSUE WAS A MATTER BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN. ONLY WHEN THE TWO COUNTRIES COULD STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE JD AND BL IN SOLVING PROBLEMS, THE TALKS ON THE 1994/95 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. HE NOTED THAT THE TALKS HAD BEEN PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE TALKS WOULD ACHIEVE RESULTS. HOWEVER, HE WARNED THAT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR CHINA AND BRITAIN TO CO-OPERATE OVER ECONOMIC MATTERS AND TO MAINTAIN PROSPERITY IN HONG KONG IF THE TALKS DID NOT GO SMOOTHLY. AND IF THE TALKS WERE HELD ON THE BASIS OF THE THREE CONFORMITIES, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY GO SMOOTHLY.
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PS/MR GOODLAD SIR J COLES MR HUM
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7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
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