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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1358
OF 190833Z DECEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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2 0 DEC 1985
AB 20
12.
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JI PENGFE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CHINESE PRESS REPORTING
1.
REGULAR REPORTS OF JI PENGFEI'S VISIT HAVE APPEARED IN THE
CHINESE PRESS, BOTH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHINA DAILY AND THE
PEOPLE'S DAILY. THEY HAVE BEEN FACTUAL AND LOW-KEY. NO COMMENTARIES
HAVE APPEARED.
2.
TO DATE, REPORTS OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN JI'S PROGRAMME HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN PEOPLE'S DAILY: HIS DEPARTURE FROM PEKING,?
ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG, HIS TALKS WITH AND BANQUET HOSTED BY THE
GOVERNOR, THE BANQUET HOSTED BY THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE
VICE-CHAIRMAN AND THE RECEPTION AT THE HILTON HOTEL HOSTED BY
THEM, THE BANQUET HOSTED BY VARIOUS COMMERCIAL/PROFESSIONAL
ORGANISATIONS AND HIS MEETING WITH OVER 40 FOREIGN BUSINESSMEN,
AND HIS PRESENCE AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE.
3.
THERE WAS LITTLE OF NOTE IN ANY OF THESE REPORTS OTHER THAN
A LIST AND EXPLANATION OF THOSE PRESENT AND A MENTION OF ONE OR
TWO OF JI'S REMARKS AT EACH OCCASION. THE REPORT OF HIS MEETING
AND BANQUET WITH THE GOVERNOR CARRIED THE AGREED PRESS STATEMENT
AND QUOTED THE GOVERNOR AS SAYING AT THE DINNER THAT THE RAPID
GROWTH OF HONG KONG'S DIRECT AND ENTREPOT TRADE WITH THE CHINESE MAINLAND IN RECENT YEARS HAD BEEN A WELCOME AND SIGNIFICANT NEW
ELEMENT IN HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC LIFE. THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO QUOTED
AS SAYING THAT JI WOULD FIND IN THE COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG A UNITY
IN HONG KONG'S DETERMINATION TO PRESERVE ITS STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AND TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. THE REPORT NOTED JI'S REMARK THAT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN FAIRLY GOOD AND THAT THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP
AND THE LAND COMMISSION HAD BEEN OPERATING SMOOTHLY AND ADDED THAT
JI HAD EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE
IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
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