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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, ACTOR
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HONG KONG : PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
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MY TELNO 1185: CHINA/MFN
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LORD HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE HIS- ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLISH AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AT 0900 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME TOMORROW. MEN FOR CHINA WILL BE RENEWED FOR ONE YEAR.
RENEWAL THEREAFTER WILL BE LINKED TO SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRISON LABOUR AGREEMENT AND RESPECT FOR THE YIGHTS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE TIBETANS.
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LORD ADDED THAT IN HIS STATEMENT THE PRESIDENT WILL SAY THAT
THE FUTURE OF CHINA AND HONG KONG IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. HE ALSO WILL EXPRESS HIS SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNOR'S EFFORTS TO BROADEN DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG. THIS WILL NOT, REPEAT NOT, BE LINKED TO MFN.
3. I THANKED LORD FOR THE ACCOUNT THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN OF OUR VIEWS.
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