ROC reveals Hong Kong outlook

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News coverage highlights the ROC government’s stance on Hong Kong’s future ahead of the 1997 sovereignty transfer, emphasizing autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework and urging mainland authorities to respect freedom, prosperity, stability, and the rule of law. President Lee Teng-hui and Vice President/Premier Lien Chan promote high-level cross-strait exchanges through visiting plans and international media outreach, while Tung Chee-hwa and Koo Chen-fu conduct meetings that set a framework for ongoing Taiwan-Hong Kong dialogue.

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ROC reveals Hong Kong outlook

Key messages on Hong Kong’s future

Cross-strait and Taiwan-Hong Kong dialogues

6300Wllshire Blvd.,Sulte 1510A,Los Angeles,CA 90048 First Class Mail ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED The jfroo(Thi ournal A LEADING IN Vol.XIV No.26 INA ON TAIWAN July 5,1997 # ROC reveals Hong Kong outlook at the tea party thait the problem acrossthe Taiwan Strait is not a military one.Rather.it is the result of two differentpolitical systems and different ways oflife.he snid. By Virginia ShengSrajf Writer The ROC government has pre-sented its views on Hong Kong's futurein calling on mainland authorities to re-spect the autonomy of the new SpecialAdministralive Region so as to ensurethe territory's continuous prosperity. In response to questions posed by areporter from the Italian wecklyPanerama on June 27.Lien said hehopes to take the initiative in startinghigh-levelexchanges across the TaiwanStrait by making a visit to mainlandChina with no preondtion aached Taipei deliveted its message viaan infernational press conference and atea party on July 3.as well as through aseries of interviews with foreign miediarepresentatives by President Lee Tenghui and Vice President and PremierLien Chan. Koo Chen-fu,chairman of Taipei's Straits Exchange Foundation,and Hong Kong Chiaf Lien also told a local cable TVstation on June 30 that he would hewilling to visit Hong Kong after thehandover.He likewise welcomedTung Chee-hwa.the chief evecutive of吉the new Hong Kong administration.to visit Taiwan. Executive Tung Chee-hwaexchange gifts dur- ing their July 3meeting which set a framework for future Taiwan-Hong Kong dialogues. At the tea party,Lee expresseddelight over the momentous event inChinese history represented by theculmination of 155 years of Britishcolonial rule in Hong Kong. Koo-Tung meetingheralds better tieswith former colony As Hong Kong has served asa bridge between Taiwan and theChinese mainland,analysts viewed theinvitation as a signal of Taipei's desireto improve ties with both Peking andHong Kong. President Lee Teng-hui (above)waves to visiting journalists before outlining He then urged Peking to respectfreedom.prosperity,stability and therule of law in Hong Kong after the trans-fer of sovereignty and to ensure that"the seeds of democracy so recentlyplanted there will grow and blossom." ROC concerns over Hong Kong's future during the July 3 tea party. The original Treaty of Nanking (below),the document that ceded Hong Kong From staff and news reports to Great Britain,is displayed at the However.in his remarks to thereception for international journalists.Lien emphasized that improved rela-tions with the mainland must come onthe basis of reciprocity mutual benefitg and equality."The problem today isthat the Communist govenment on themainland tries to regard the ROC as aso-clled "local government. A framework for future Taiwan-HongKong exchanges was laid out in a July 3meeting between Koo Chen-fu.chairman ofthe Taipei-based Straits Exchange Founda-ton,and Hong Kong Chief Executive TungChee-hwa National Palace Museum. As for how to maintain ties betweenTaiwan and Hong Kong.the ROChead of state went on to outline a seriesof concrete measures,including thecontinued presence of ROC agencies inHong Kong and the formulation of rel-evant laws to govern bilateral relations. The meeting was expected to heraldimproved Taiwan-Hong Kong ties after theterritory's handover not only because itcame on Tung's first workday in office butalso because the two men indicated a needto open new avenues of communication. On the eve of the Hong Kong han-doverthe Government InformationOffice also released a statement ex-pressing ROC concerns over the trans-fer of sovereignty and extending acommentary titled “Taiwan yields pledge to continue serving the people inmodel for a free Hong Kong."Hong Kong. On the "one country,two systems"formula devised by Peking.Lee cited[wo basic reasons in rejecting its appli-cability to Taiwan.First.he said,theROC was established as a sovereigns

FAQs

What does the ROC say about Hong Kong’s future after the 1997 sovereignty transfer?

The ROC calls for mainland authorities to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy to ensure continuous prosperity and to uphold freedom, stability, and the rule of law after the transfer.

Why does the ROC reject applying the “one country, two systems” formula to Taiwan?

Lee Teng-hui cites two reasons: the ROC was established as a sovereign state and has continued despite jurisdiction changes in 1949, and Taiwan is a full-fledged democracy rather than a status similar to Hong Kong.

What framework was set for future Taiwan-Hong Kong exchanges?

A framework for future dialogue was laid out during the July 3 meeting between Koo Chen-fu and Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, supported by measures such as continued ROC presence and relevant laws governing bilateral relations.

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