CHINA: HONG KONG'S DESIGNATED POST-COLONIAL LEADER TUNG CHEE-HWA SAYS CHINA OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSES TO SET UP HIS GOVERNMENT

Record ID: 649358

  • Title: CHINA: HONG KONG'S DESIGNATED POST-COLONIAL LEADER TUNG CHEE-HWA SAYS CHINA OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSES TO SET UP HIS GOVERNMENT
  • Date: 4th January 1997
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (RECENT - DECEMBER 18, 1996) (RTV) SLV/SV TUNG AND CHINESE PREMIER LI PENG HOLDING PLAQUE OF APPOINTMENT FOR PHOTS (2 SHOTS) 1.56 SLV TUNG SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE PREMIER LI PENG 2.08 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 19th January 1997 12:00
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  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: General,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA6JA1QHCDXTHBTIMDAGQW1VXC6
  • Story Text: Hong Kong's designated post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa has said that China had offered to pay in advance for the expenses needed to set up his government due to replace the British administration on July 1.
    Tung made the comments on Sunday (January 5) in Beijing after meeting with Chinese officials.
    "The (Chinese) central government has reiterated that it will support all the expenses needed before July 1 for the setting up of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, without any reservation." Tung told reporters in Beijing before returning to Hong Kong.
    Tung denied that his suddenly-arranged trip to Beijing on Saturday (January 4) meant that he had to seek direction from Beijing on all his decisions.
    This was Tung's second visit to Beijing officials since he was selected to lead post-colonial Hong Kong more than three weeks ago.
    On Saturday night, Tung had a closed door meeting with the Chinese official in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs director Lu Ping.
    "We had a good and long discussion." Tung told reporters after the meeting, but refused to answer any question.
    Tung had told reporters earlier his meeting with Beijing officials was aimed at seeking ways to consolidate the legal status of the provisional legislature.
    China has vowed to dismantle the elected law-making body which had undergone democratic reform by Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and to replace it with an interim legislature after Hong Kong's handover.
    The provisional legislature was formed across the border in Shenzhen two weeks ago by 400 Hong Kong delegates carefully picked by Beijing.
    Beijing set up the provisional legislature a few days after Tung had received a certificate of appointment from Chinese premier Li Peng in Beijing.
    The majority of Hong Kong people were not given a vote to choose the interim law-making body.
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