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WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THAT ADMINISTRATION.

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A HONG KONG JOURNALIST ASKED WHETHER CHINA WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THE CABINET MEETING. THE SPOKESWOMAN REPLIED THAT IT WAS BRITAIN'S OWN BUSINESS TO HOLD WHATEVER MEETINGS IT LIKED. SHE HOPED THE TWO SIDES WOULD CARRY OUT THE TALKS ON THE BASIS OF THE THREE AGREED PRINCIPLES AND THAT THEY WOULD REACH A POSITIVE CONCLUSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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