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OF MIRROR MAGAZINE WHICH SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE MAJOR CONCESSIONS ON THE QUESTION OF MILITARY LANDS BY AGREEING THAT THE BRITISH COULD DISPOSE CERTAIN MILITARY SITES WITH PRIOR CHINESE APPROVAL. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL PACKAGE, ALL PAST EFFORTS WERE WASTED. THE ARTICLE ADDED THAT THE AIM OF THE BRITISH IN TURNING THE MILITARY SITES TO COMMERCIAL USE WAS TO SEEK FINANCIAL GAINS FOR BRITAIN, AND THAT BRITAIN WAS INTERFERING IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CHINA BY ATTEMPTING TO HAVE A SAY IN THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE STATIONING OF THE PLA IN HK .

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