N1QL: Copying and pasting prepared statement text or condition does not evaluate >,<,>=,<=

Issue a prepared statement:
go_cbq> prepare temp1 from select COUNT(tasks_points.task1), tasks_points.task1 AS task from default where join_day>=$join_day and join_mo>=$1 GROUP BY tasks_points.task1 HAVING COUNT(tasks_points.task1) <$2 AND (MIN(join_day)=$3 OR MAX(join_yr=$4));

The text and condition in output of above statement contain unicode characters instead of >= and <.

"text": "prepare temp1 from select COUNT(tasks_points.task1), tasks_points.task1 AS task from default where join_day\u003e=$join_day and join_mo\u003e$1 GROUP BY tasks_points.task1 HAVING COUNT(tasks_points.task1) \u003e $2 AND (MIN(join_day)=$3 OR MAX(join_yr=$4))"

When I copy the text and paste in cbq or go_cbq,hit enter.
The output is:
"msg": "syntax error - at u003e"

It should have evaluated the unicode characters in the text.