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Appendix III
Chinese comments on Sino-British relations
Date
Official/Sources
/commentaries
19.9.93
Chinese Vice- premier Li Langing
21.9.93
Nam Ngan in Wen Wei Po
22.9.93
Hung Kin in Ta Kung Pao
23.9.93
Yu Wang in Ta Kung Pao
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Yuk Yin in Wen Wej Po
Remarks
As Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd is not going to do his country any good by making unfounded and malicious attacks on China when he said Peking should not be given the right to hold Olympics 2000. China is willing to establish constructive relations with Britain in order to achieve more progress on the HK question.
Mr Hurd's open objections to China hosting Olympics 2000 is part of the British attempt to 1. exert pressure on China in' the talks, 2. to deepen confrontation between London and Peking and 3. to put the responsibility on China in case the talks
fail.
What Mr Hurd said in Sydney would only create more obstacles to the talks He has fully demonstrated his anti-Chinese attitude. His remark that the JD is out- of-date also makes it difficult for the talks to achieve any success.
Mr Hurd is disrepectful and unfriendly to China. He should not have adopted such an attitude had he been interested in reaching some agreement during his coming meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
Mr Hurd knows very well that giving Peking the right to hold the Olympics Games would help promote HK's prosperity In order to confront China, he does not mind damaging the interests of HK people. It is not difficult to tell whether he has been telling lies when he claimed in the past his wish to maintain the territory's prosperity and stability.
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