UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1456
OF 210849Z OCTOBER 92
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UK REP JLG HONG KONG
بدمر
pw. R. China
ang le
9552
155331 MDLIAN 9552
GOVERNOR'S VISIT: CHINESE PRESS REPORT
1.
THE PEOPLE'S DAILY (OVERSEAS EDITION ONLY) OF 21 OCTOBER CARRIED AN ARTICLE REPORTING A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 19 OCTOBER GIVEN BY 17 OF CHINA'S HONG KONG ADVISERS.
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THE ADVISERS WERE QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY PROPOSALS CONTRADICTED THE JOINT DECLARATION AND BASIC LAW. THEY WERE A BLOW TO HONG KONG PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE AND TO PROSPECTS FOR PROSPERITY AND STABILITY IN THE TERRITORY. THE PLANS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED WITHOUT PROPERLY CONSULTING THE CHINESE SIDE AND KNOWING THE CHINESE WOULD OBJECT. THEY WERE THEREFORE BAD FOR UK-PRC RELATIONS AND FOR HONG KONG. THE REPORT ALSO SAID THAT FOLLOWING BRITAIN'S EARLIER ''PROVOCATION' OVER THE PASSPORTS ISSUE, THIS WAS ANOTHER BRITISH ATTEMPT AT PROVOCATION.
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THE REPORT CONCLUDED WITH VARIOUS PLATITUDES ABOUT THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT OF MOST HONG KONG PEOPLE.
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
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SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
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