(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN, 14 AUG - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a peaceful solution to the unrest in Hong Kong amid fears China could use force to quell pro-democracy protests. Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday that "everything must be done to prevent violence and to find possibilities for a solution within the framework of dialogue." She said any dialogue should occur on the basis of the Hong Kong Basic Law of 1997, which guarantees residents a greater measure of freedoms than those in mainland China. Merkel said rights including freedom of opinion and the rule of law "have a long tradition" in Hong Kong. Merkel spoke after a meeting with the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda. (ANSA-AP).