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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMENTS BY LU PING
1.
THE BRITISH PRESS CARRIED REPORTS ON 28 OCTOBER OF COMMENTS BY LU PING QUOTED IN WEN WEI PAO IN WHICH HE SPOKE OF FIGHTING YOU TO THE END ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS. THIS COMMENT IS MENTIONED IN PASSING IN THE HKG MEDIA SUMMARY OF 28 OCTOBER.
2.
THE REPORT IN THE TIMES HERE ALSO ATTRIBUTES TO LU PING THE COMMENT 'WE USE REASON BEFORE FORCE: FIRST WE USE WORDS'. THIS DOES NOT FIGURE IN ANY OF THE OTHER REPORTS.
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WE WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE A TRANSLATION OF THE WEN WEI PO PIECE, AND TO KNOW WHETHER THE TIMES HAS QUOTED ACCURATELY. OF ALL THE STATEMENTS MADE BY LU PING OVER THE LAST WEEK, IT APPEARS TO BE ABOUT THE MOST INFLAMMATORY.
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