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CRIPT OF THE FRESS CONFERENCE BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE (ACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR LU PING, TODAY .7 MARCH, 1993).

CONG KONG

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A DEW DAYS AGO GOVERNOR CHRIS PATTEN OF HONG KONG GAZETTED ALLED CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE IN A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE -BRITISH TALK. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW BECOME THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION HE PEOPLE. TODAY WE HAVE INVITED MR LU' PING, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG

AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL TO MEET ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WILL IT ONE HOUR. NOW THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

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MY QUESTION IS, IF GOVERNOR CHRIS

FATTEN

O KONG STICKS TO HIS CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE, WHAT MEASURES WILL NESE SIDE TAKE?

OF

RECTOR:

I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THE PAST. IS THE FOSITION OF THE CHINESE SIDE TO HAVE CO-OPERATION NOT NFRONTATION WITH THE BRITISH SIDE. HOWEVER. IF GOVERNOR CHRIS ATTEN OF HONG KONG STICKS TO HIS FLAN AND INSISTS ON CONFRONTATION ITH THE CHINESE SIDE. WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO TAKE ORRESPONDING MEASURES.

WELL WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY ORRESPONDING MEASURES? THE ANSWER IS VERY SIMPLE. THAT IS, AFTER 997 WE WILL ORGANISE THE ELECTIONS FOR THE FIRST GOVERNMENT AND FIRST EGISLATURE OF HONG KONG SAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF

THE ASIC LAW. WHILE SOME PEOPLE CALL THIS STARTING A 'NEW KITCHEN ' BUT ¤ HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. ACTUALLY THE KITCHEN HAS LREADY BEEN DESIGNED IN THE BASIC LAW. WHEN WE SAY THAT WE WILL START A NEW 'KITCHEN: WE ONLY MEAN THAT WE WILL CONSTRUCT A KITCHEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN IN THE BASIC LAW. WE HAVE TO DO THIS BECAUSE THE 'KITCHEN' STARTED BY MR CHRIS PATTEN BEFORE 1997 WILL NOT CONVERGE WITH THE STIPULATIONS OF THE BASIC LAW AFTER 1997. SO WE CANNOT USE THAT 'KITCHEN' AFTER 1997. SO WE HAVE TO START A NEW

ONE. SO ST SING FROM NOW WE HAVE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS IN ALL AREAS BECAUSE

WE

HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. WE HAVE ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN 4 YEARS' TIME, SO WE HAVE TO WORK HARD TO MAKE PREPARATIONS. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CORRESPONDING MEASURES.

XX THE COURSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 'NEW KITCHEN' THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE CONCEPT or ONE COUNTRY, *NC SYSTEMS ' WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE RELEVAN PROVISIONS IN THE BASIC LAW IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY AND WILL STIL DRIVE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSITION AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT HONG KOLG IN 1997, SO AS TO ENSURE THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG FONT. HIS IS THE CONSISTENT POSITION OF THE CHINESE SIDE. THIS

OURS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT ANY "IME. NATURALLY

POSITION

PUPPOSE OF STAPTING A NEW PROSPERITY AND STABILITY

IS JUST TO MAINTAIN THE JONG-TE

"ONG.