CONFIDENTIAL
GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2801
OF 111030Z DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
MIPT: VISIT TO JI PENGFEI : TALKS : PRESS RELEASE.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PRESS PELEASE AGREED WITH JI PENGFEI'S
DELEGATION FOLLOWING THIS MORNING'S TALKS ISSUED AT 1630
LOCAL TODAY:
STATE COUNCILLOR, JI PENGFE, AND THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD
YOUDE, MET AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS MORNING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS.
THEY HAD A
DBR FGBY DISCUSSION, IN THE COUPSE OF WHICH THE GOVERNOR
EXPLAINED THE PRESENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG TO MP JI
PENGFEI. MR JI GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE TIMETABLE AND PROCEDURES
ENVISAGED FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. THEY TOOK NOTE WITH
SATISFACTION OF THE PROGRESS MADE, AND OF THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION
SHOWN, DURING THE INITIAL PERIOD OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION DURING THE YEAR SINCE SIGNATURE.
2. THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS, AND AGREED THAT SUCH EXCHANGES WERE USEFUL, AND
SHOULD CONTINUE.
3. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR CONFIDENCE IN AND DETERMINATION TO PROMOTE
THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG THROUGH THE FULL AND
FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF MD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES 》 (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD
PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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