China threatened to ignore the results of democratic elections proposed by Governor Patten for Hong Kong when Hong Kong assumes control in 1997 . But Patten did say that China always stands for co-operation, not confrontation. These remarks relieved the China stock market which feared a more uncompromising stand. Page 4 Hong Kong greets Patten with a very Asian smile Beijing's sound and fury Hong Kong stocks, Page 39 Lu Ping refrained from repeating economic threats made 1997 , but it is unlikely that Britain will win China 's agreement to complete the Hong Kong airport project. Hong Kong 's ambassador to China regretted the personal attacks on Patten and said that decisions over Hong Kong were taken by the British government as a whole.
China threatened to ignore the results of democratic elections proposed by Governor Patten for Hong Kong when Hong Kong assumes control in 1997 . But Patten did say that China always stands for co-operation, not confrontation. These remarks relieved the China stock market which feared a more uncompromising stand. Lu Ping refrained from repeating economic threats made 1997 , but it is unlikely that Britain will win China 's agreement to complete the Hong Kong airport project. Hong Kong 's ambassador to China regretted the personal attacks on Patten and said that decisions over Hong Kong were taken by the British government as a whole.