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即使當時班學生領袖有住「民主回歸」嘅崇高理想,但主流學生並唔認同佢哋嘅立場。喺1983年9月,因為英方喺談判入面一直拒絕放棄香港主權,中英談判陷入僵局。香港爆發信心危機,港元匯價暴瀉,香港到處都出現恐慌性嘅物資搶購潮。港大、中大、理工學院嘅學生會抱住促進談判進程嘅動機,聯合對戴卓爾夫人發表咗封公開信(是為「戴信」),對英方立場同埋港英殖民統治作猛烈抨擊:
當時英文報章Hong Kong Standard對戴信嘅轉載。圖:1983年10月16日Hong Kong Standard。
我哋見唔到(英方)承擔「道德責任」嘅任何具體行動……一直有人話中國唔會接受喺香港推行民主改革。但係好諷刺嘅係,喺歷史入面我哋睇到嘅係港英兩局議員先至係一直以嚟香港民主化嘅最大阻力。([W]e have not yet seen any concrete actions in fulfilling the “moral obligation” […] There has been a rumour here saying that China would not accept a democratic reform in Hong Kong. Rather ironically, we found from past history that it was the members of the two Councils who have been the concurrent obstacles for democratization in Hong Kong.)[47]
當時支持「維持現狀」嘅港英行政局亦都俾佢哋形容為「臭名昭彰嘅枱底交易政治」(notorious secret politics)。依幾個學生會好似企咗喺中方立場講野:
我哋覺得我哋有好大嘅義務去到講出我哋嘅意見,因為我哋係喺度扎根嘅中國人。……香港人最關心嘅就係唔好令佢哋嘅生活方式同埋生活水準下降。……眾所周知嘅「港人治港」嘅計劃,就係喺中國掌握香港主權嘅前提下,等於「維持現有制度」。……一直以嚟中國嘅統一都係中國嘅理想。……必須強調相比起經濟利益,中國更加重視佢自身嘅聲譽。……好明顯,中國係唔會畀外國人喺佢嘅「家」事上插手。依樣野係一直以嚟中國家庭同埋中國政治嘅傳統同邏輯。([W]e feel a strong obligation to voice out our opinion, for we are Chinese rooted in this place. […] [T]he major concern of the people of Hong Kong is to have no drastic change in their lifestyle and living standard. […] [T]he renown “Hong Kong People Ruling Hong Kong” programme, which presumes that China should uphold the sovereignty, means “to maintain the present systems and lifestyle”. […] China’s unification has long been one of her national ideals. […] It must be emphasized that China treasures national prestige more than economic benefits. […] it is clear that she (China) will not allow foreigners to interfere with her “family” matters. This has been a long-established tradition and logic of Chinese family and Chinese politics.)[48]
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