05-JAN-1993
17:54
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BR
+ 852 840 1976 P.02
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Q.
About the
political system. If LegCo passed Patten's
China's next step? If
A.
political proposals, what's
it's not passed, what'll be your reaction?
We've made it clear. Patten's proposals, we call "3
violations", violating the Joint Declaration, the
Basic Law and past Sino-British pacts on such
too
matters. So we insist they're unacceptable. Many HK
friends ask if both sides could sit down and talk. We
want to talk, but you must have a premise to start the talks. The premise is that Patten must withdraw
his
and talk on the basis of the Basic Law.
What has to be talked about is how to converge with
the Basic Law. We can only start from there. Amending Patten's proposals to produce a package is
not acceptable to us.
That won't be a package of
proposals
convergence.
train.
In 1997 it can't go on the through
If Britain must act. unilaterally, force LegCo
to pass such a package. Today (30.12.92), I saw in
the newspapers, the British HK Government said if
LegCo passed the package, it will be implemented. In 1997, if the new sovereign state thinks that there is convergence, she will set up a new stove. She will start anew. That's not a co-operative attitude. This
shows Britain is dead set against convergence. If
this happens, we'll have to take steps. We'll have to
start afresh.
no
..
Will China take other tough actionst
A.
That depends on Britain's attitude I've said on this
matter.
We'll take reactive measures. We must see
Britain's attitude.
I She stands tough, I've said
I'll have to follow suit, to the end.
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