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WEEKLY MFA PRESS CONFERENCE: HONG KONG
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1 Straight bat replies to questions about Linkage between your criticism of China's Olympic bid, your forthcoming meeting with Qian Qichen and Round 12 of the talks, and about Anson Chan's appointment as Chief Secretary.
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Asked by a Hong Kong reporter whether your comments about Peking's bid to host the 2000 Olympics would affect your forthcoming meeting with Qian Qichen and Round 12 of the talks, the spokeswoman replied that China had never sought to raise its own status by attacking others. The Chinese had never criticised other cities for bidding to host the games, nor would they do so
The Chinese side were sincere about the talks. If the in future. two sides abided by the three principles then Sino-British relations could be improved.
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Commenting on what effect Anson Chan's appointment as Chief Secretary would have on the second half of the transition period, the spokeswoman said that the announced reshuffle of senior civil servants was a measure taken by the British Hong Kong Government before 1997 in exercising its administration over Hong Kong.
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The spokeswoman added no comment about the need to consult the Chinese side about future appointments, stability in the civil service or Localisation.
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