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It showed how closely linked IK's economy was
international trade and financial communities.
to the
He
was happy to arrange helicopter trips for Mr. LU and his
party.
3.
Mr. LU thanked the Governor for the invitation
and said he would take this up.
Although many of his
colleagues in the delegation had been in Hong Kong before,
none of them had seen HK from the air.
4.
He said that the party had been in HK for
ten days, seen a lot of people and listened to many useful views. They intended to stay in HK for a month,
Time was short. They might leaving in early February.
come back again to canvass more detailed views.
5.
He believed that there should be no problem
in the Basic Law converging with political reforms taking place in HK, as long as the spirit of cooperation continued. Convergence was of paramount importance to the prosperity and stability of HK which, he said, was the unanimous
wish of those who had spoken to the delegation.
6.
that Lodu
HE told Mr. LU during his stay in HK, many
people would express views to him.
The ferment of politica'
the
debate had started since the beginning of nego
pegotiations.
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