Ke Hua was deeply involved in the negotiation of Hong Kong's return to China.The picture shows him attending the ceremony of Hong Kong's return to China on July 1, 1997.(the Internet)

Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported that: Ko revealed that the British had requested to extend the rule of Hong Kong by 15, 30, or even 50 years, but the Chinese government firmly refused.Koch stated categorically that the British government will leave Hong Kong on June 30, 1997, and it cannot be extended by a single day.

Ke Hua, the former Chinese ambassador to the UK and the first president of the Beijing Chaoren Overseas Friendship Association, passed away in Beijing on January 1.According to online news, the mother of the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, Qi Xin, and his younger brother Xi Yuanping sent a wreath for Ke Hua's death.

According to the photos posted on Sina.com's blog signed by Wang Nanfang, the wreath sent by Qi Xin reads mourning for Comrade Ke Hua, and Xi Yuanping writes mourning for Uncle Ke Hua.

The official Weibo of the Beijing Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce released a message the day before yesterday: Comrade Ke Hua, a famous diplomat in New China and the first president of the Beijing Chaoren Overseas Friendship Association, passed away at the Beijing Hospital at 9:21 pm on January 1, 2019, at the age of 103.

Ke Hua is known as the veteran of New China's diplomacy.After the founding of the Communist Party of China in 1949, Ke Hua took several first positions in diplomatic activities: the first director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first director of the West Asian and African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the first Chinese ambassador to theAmbassador of Guinea, China's first ambassador to the Philippines.

Ke Hua also served as the Chinese ambassador to Ghana and the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, and was deeply involved in the negotiations for Hong Kong's return to China.

Ke Hua and his wife Zhang Ming have three sons and three daughters. The youngest daughter Ke Lingling married ... in 1979 and divorced in 1982.

According to public information, Ke Hua was born in Puning County, Guangdong Province in December 1915. He was admitted to Yenching University in 1935 and participated in the 129 Student Movement led by the Communist Party of China in the same year. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1938.study, the Central Party School study.From 1940 to 1949, Ke Hua served as an officer, secretary and director of the Propaganda Department of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. After 1949, he served as Deputy Secretary of the Xi'an Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Propaganda, Deputy Secretary of the Cultural Committee of the Northwest Military and Political Committee, and Deputy Secretary of the Northwest Administrative Committee.long.

From 1945 to 1952, Xi Zhongxun, Xi Zhongxun's father, served as secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and acting chairman of the Northwest Military and Political Committee. He was Ke Hua's old leader.

In 1954, Ke Hua was transferred to be the first director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At that time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs was concurrently held by Premier Zhou Enlai. Ke Hua thus worked under the direct leadership of Zhou Enlai.

Argued with two Hong Kong governors

In 1978, Ke Hua served as the Chinese ambassador to the UK. He resigned in 1983 and served as a consultant to the Hong Kong and Macau Office of the State Council. In 1988, Ke Hua was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

According to Ke Hua's recollection, in July 1982, Ke Hua had a debate with the then Governor of Hong Kong Youde and the former Governor MacLehose on the issue of Hong Kong's return to China.Youde and MacLehose said: If the debate continues like this, what should we do if we can't reach an agreement?Ke Hua replied: This is easy to handle, didn't you send troops to Mashima?It is more than 9,000 nautical miles away from the British mainland, and there is no resupply in the middle, and the plane can only refuel in the air, but haven't you gone yet?Hong Kong is only 8,000 nautical miles away from the UK, and supplies are convenient along the way. You might as well give it a try.Youde and MacLehose said in unison: That is of course impossible. For China, we can only negotiate.

In February 1983, on the eve of his return to China, Ke Hua repeatedly stated the Chinese government's position on the Hong Kong issue on many occasions.Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported at the time that: Ke revealed that the British had requested to extend the rule of Hong Kong by 15, 30, or even 50 years, but the Chinese government firmly refused.Koch stated categorically that the British government will leave Hong Kong on June 30, 1997, and it cannot be extended by a single day.

On July 1, 1997, Ke Hua participated in the ceremony of Hong Kong's return to China.