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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1699 OF 2/3/84
IEDEX
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MY TELNO 220 TO HONG KONG:
CHINESE PRESS COVERAGE
7MALL
SECRETARY OF STATES VISIT:
1. A SPOKESMAN FOR INFORMATION DEPARMTN OF THE MFA MADE
A STATEMENT YESTERDAY (1 AUGUST) ON THE JOINT
LIAISON GROUP, THE FULL TEXT OF WHICH IS PEPORTED
PROMINENTLY ON THE FRONT PAGES OF BOTH THE PEOPLES
DAILY AND CHINA DAILY.
IT READS1
** DURING HIS WORKING VISIT TO BEIJING, THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY HELD FRUITFUL TALKS WITH THE CHINESE LEADERS ON THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE HONG KONG QUESTION IN A FRIENDLY
SPIRIT AND AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL ACCOMMODATION. THE TALKS REGISTERED SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS, AS STATED IN THE JOINT PRESS COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE VISIT. THE TWO SICES REACHED AGREEMENT ON
THE SETTING UP OF A SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
THE GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVE
AGREED TO SET UP THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP IN ORDER TO FURTHER THEIR COMMON AIM AND PROMOTE THE COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WHICH ALREADY EXISTS "ETWEEN THE TWO COVERNMENTS
OVER HONG KONG. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE JOINT LIAISON OROUP SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION TO SE CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENTS:
2. TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUOOTH TRANSFER OF COVER
IN 1007: AND
3. TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND CONDUCT CONSULTA
TO AS MAY BE AGREED BY THE TWO CICC).
THE JOINT TALOON SOUP SKALL
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