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                          Tuesday, March 2, 1993

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1. News Briefs (4 Items) ................................................ 24
2. U.S. to Support China's Membership in GATT ........................... 15
3. China Says No Plans for Talks on Hong Kong Reforms ................... 49
4. New Regulations Prohibiting Export of Weapons & Secrets Implemented .. 30
5. Guangdong Police Official: Drug Problems Are "Beyond Control" ........ 33
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1. News Briefs (4 Items) ................................................ 24
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[Dow Jones International News, 03/01/92] Hong Kong -- Hong Kong's three
largest industries posted domestic export growth in 1992 compared with a
year earlier, according to official figures released Monday. Textiles
accounted for 22% of the total domestic exports, followed by finished
clothing, 19%, and consumer electrical and electronic products, 17%.
(Forwarded by: Liu Jian)
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[Reuter, 03/01/1993] Tokyo -- Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten will discuss
the future of the British colony at a Japanese-British forum in Tokyo this
week, Japan's foreign ministry said on Monday. (Forwarded by: Deming)
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[The Associated Press, 03/01/1993] HONG KONG -- Conservative legislators
announced Sunday the formation of a new political party. Allen Lee, head of
the 44-member preparatory committee for the new Liberal Party, said his
organization was interested in working for a smooth transition for Hong Kong
to Chinese rule in 1997. (Forwarded by: Deming)
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[The Association Press, 03/01/1993] Macao -- Explosions and gunfire were
reported heard at a Chinese customs post on the Macao-China border Sunday,
and Chinese hospital officials said four people were seriously injured.
(Forwarded by: Deming)

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2. U.S. to Support China's Membership in GATT ........................... 15
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Forwarded by: Liu Jian
Source: Dow Jones International News, 03/01/1993

BEIJING -- The U.S. said Monday it "staunchly supports" China's application
to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) if the two sides
can agree on measures for its admission.

Doug Newkirk, assistant U.S. trade representative for GATT affairs, opened
two days of talks with Chinese officials Monday morning on "elements
necessary for a Protocol of Accession to GATT," said U.S. Embassy
spokeswoman Lorraine Toly.

"The U.S. has agreed to staunchly support China's application subject to
agreement of an acceptable protocol," she said.

Newkirk's meetings with Tong Zhiguang, vice minister for the Ministry of
Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, were the first in nearly four years on
GATT. His delegation also is the first high-level U.S. trade delegation from
the new Clinton administration.

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3. China Says No Plans for Talks on Hong Kong Reforms ................... 49
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Forwarded by: Deming
Source: Reuter, 03/01/1993

Beijing -- China said on Monday there were no plans for talks with Britain
on democratic reforms proposed for Hong Kong and any negotiations would
depend on Britain's actions.

"We could hold talks but the British side must return to the foundation laid
by the Sino-British joint declaration, the Basic Law and the previous
agreements reached between the two sides," Premier Li Peng told a group of
Hong Kong legislators.

Despite Li's apparent dismissal of the possibility of talks and another
senior official's statement that there were no plans for negotiations, the
leader of the Hong Kong delegation said he was still optimistic the two
sides would begin talking.

"We feel there is a great possibility for the two governments to return to
the negotiating table," conservative legislator Allen Lee said in a
telephone interview. "There is sincerity to resolve this impasse."

Beijing and London have been at loggerheads for months over Hong Kong
Governor Chris Patten's plans to bring more democracy to the territory.

China has said it considers Patten's plan a violation of pacts on the
colony's future, and it has made it clear it does not want a democratic
outpost on its southern coast.

Lu Ping, head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, told reporters in
Beijing shortly before meeting Lee's group that "preconditions" for talks to
break the deadlock between Britain and China, which resumes sovereignty in
1997, had not yet been met.

"If an agreement is reached after diplomatic negotiations between the two
sides, then China and Britain have an obligation to implement it fully," Lu
said. "If not, then you don"t need to talk. What use is it?"

Lu's remarks, broadcast on Hong Kong television, appeared to mean that China
wants Britain to guarantee that Hong Kong's Legislative Council go along
with any Sino-British deal.

However a spokesman for Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten insisted that the
Legislative Council (Legco) would have the final say on plans to extend
democracy in 1995 elections.

"It is a matter of both fact and principle," he told Reuters in Hong Kong.
"It is a fact that only Legco can pass the necessary legislation and it's
matter of principle because it's important that the people of Hong Kong have
a say in their own affairs.

"The British government doesn't want to go further than the people of Hong
Kong, nor does it want to go less far. We will therefore back the judgment
of the people of Hong Kong as expressed by the Legislative Council."

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4. New Regulations Prohibiting Export of Weapons & Secrets Implemented .. 30
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Source: UPI, 03/01/1993

Beijing -- China implemented new customs regulations Monday prohibiting the
export of weapons, secret documents and anti-government movies but relaxing
controls on the amount of money allowed in and out of the country, official
media reported.

The new list, which was signed into effect Monday by the director of the
General Administration of Customs, supersedes one issued in 1987, the
official Xinhua news agency said.

The new list prohibits, among other things, the import and export of
"printed matter, films, pictures, discs and movies deemed harmful to
China's political life," Xinhua said. The list did not attempt to clarify
what was meant by the term.

Customs also prohibits the export of "manuscripts, films, tapes and other
documents concerning state secrets," it said, but again did not elaborate.

China in the past has accused foreign journalists and businessmen of
illegally obtaining state secrets. In China's lexicon the words can mean
anything from military technology to maps available in any store.

The new regulations relax controls on the export of Chinese currency, which
until Monday was completely banned from crossing China's borders, but
retains a prohibition on the export of gold and other precious metals.

Calling the new regulation one of "two points improved upon," in the new
list, customs said the import and export of Chinese currency will be limited
to 6,000 yuan ($1,050).

Previously the government had prohibited the import and export of any
Chinese currency, an impractical rule that was routinely flaunted.

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5. Guangdong Police Official: Drug Problems Are "Beyond Control" ........ 33
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Source: UPI, 03/01/1993

Beijing -- A senior drug enforcement official in south China's Guangdong
Province has admitted that drug trafficking and use in the area is surging
"beyond control," official media reported Monday.

Zhang Shengqin, head of Guangdong's Drug Enforcement Commission, called on
civilians to help contain the skyrocketing numbers by reporting drug use and
other crimes, and told schools and hospitals to set aside space for drug
rehabilitation, the state-run China News Service said.

"Last year the number of drug trafficking cases uncovered, the quantity of
drugs confiscated and the number of drug traffickers and addicts all rose to
higher numbers than ever before," the dispatch quoted Zhang as saying.

"In particular the number of people smoking drugs has witnessed a sharp
increase, indicating the problem of spreading drugs is still beyond
control," it said.

Although no overall official figures have been made available, privately
China has acknowledged having more than 300,000 drug addicts, and the number
is growing.

Police and health officials worry that the skyrocketing numbers could lead
to a rash of other crimes and an epidemic of HIV-related diseases.

During a province-wide telephone conference, Zhang told drug agents to step
up the battle against mushrooming numbers of drug dealing gangs and networks
and "dig them out of their hideouts," the dispatch said.

"Deepen the realization of the importance drug enforcement and carefully
organize the struggle work against drugs in March," he was quoted as saying.

He also urged citizens to play a role in arresting drug users, saying local
governments should set up hotlines, crime reporting stations and "surrender
registration stations."
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