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INFO DESKBY 01100OZ HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HONG KONG: WEEKLY MFA PRESS CONFERENCE, 1 JULY
SUMMARY
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STRAIGHT-BAT REPLIES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TALKS, MINISTERIAL DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON, A POSSIBLE VISIT BY YOU, AND THE PRELIMINARY WORKING COMMITTEE.
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SING TAO DAILY ASKED THE MFA SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE CHINESE POSITION IF TODAY'S CABINET MEETING WERE TO SET A DEADLINE FOR THE TALKS. FAN HUIJUAN REPLIED THAT THE TALKS WERE STILL UNDERWAY: THAT CHINA ADOPTED A SINCERE ATTITUDE AND HOPED THAT THE TALKS WOULD YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE BASIS OF THE THREE AGREED PRINCIPLES: BUT THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT CHINA ALONE COULD DECIDE.
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SING TAO DAILY ALSO ASKED FOR COMMENTS ON A BRITISH ''UNOFFICIAL STATEMENT'' THAT THE BRITISH SIDE MIGHT SUSPEND THAT TALKS IF PROGRESS WAS NOT MADE. THE SPOKESWOMAN REPLIED THAT SINCE THE TALKS WERE STILL UNDERWAY THE BRITISH SIDE SHOULD STOP SAYING AND DOING THINGS WHICH MIGHT DAMAGE THE TALKS.
4. SING TAO'S LAST QUESTION WAS WHETHER THE SPOKESWOMAN COULD CONFIRM THAT YOU WOULD VISIT PEKING NEXT WEEK TO MEET QIAN QICHEN. THE SPOKESWOMAN REPLIED THAT SHE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT SUCH A VISIT.
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CCTV ASKED WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE FOR THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE (PWC/PC) WOULD AFFECT THE NORMAL CONDUCT OF THE JLG OR INTERFERE WITH BRITISH ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG. THE SPOKESWOMAN REPLIED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE BELIEVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PWC/PC TO BE ENTIRELY WITHIN CHINA'S SOVEREIGNTY. IT COULD NOT AFFECT THE NORMAL WORKING OF THE JLG. CHINA HAD ALWAYS ABIDED BY THE JD. ACCORDING TO THE JD BRITAIN WOULD ADMINISTER HONG KONG UNTIL 30 JUNE 1997. THE PWC/PC
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