(E) LI CHUWEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. LI IS THE MOST SENIOR OF THE
DEPUTY DIRECTORS. HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL FOREIGN
AFFAIRS BUREAU BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG WITH XU. HE IS SMOOTH
URBANE, SPEAKS EXCELLENT ENGLISH AND DEMONSTRATES A SOPHISTICATED
KNOWLEDGE OF HONG KONG AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEEN A PRIEST, EVEN DURING THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION.
(C) QIAO ZONGHUAI. SON OF FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER, QIAC GUANHUA,
A RELATIVELY RECENT ARRIVAL WHO MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME NONA DIRECTOR.
RECENTLY APPOINTED AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A MEMBER OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP. UNDERSTANDS BUT
DOES NOT SPEAK MUCH ENGLISH. A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE YOUNGER
GENERATION BEING GROOMED FOR SUCCESSION TO SENIOR POSTS. GOOD
FAMILY CONNECTIONS AND A TASTE FOR THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE AS A
RESULT OF HIS PRIVILEGED UPBRINGING.
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