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the visit, so as to avail themselves of the opportunity to
lobby the Committee.
United Front
7.
During a Spring Festival Reception, FANG Jun, Head of
the NCNA's Kowloon Office, extended an invitation to the
Chairman of Kowloon City District Board to organise a DB tour
to China.
Property Prices/Economic Outlook
8.
Respondents in Kowloon City opined that although real
estate prices had recently risen sharply, the demand for
residential flats appeared to remain high. Whilst forecasting
a slowdown, respondents still felt that property prices would
continue to grow over the next 4-5 years. Confidence in the
economy of Hong Kong was also expressed by respondents in
Kowloon City; they thought that business would continue to boom
for several years to come.
9.
A number of businessmen in Kwai Tsing said that to do
business successfully in China would require a lot of 'under
table' payments to Chinese officials. Fears were expressed that
this 'malpractice' might spread to Hong Kong after 1997. They
would set out to make as much money as possible in the next few
years and then emigrate.
10. A contact in the Islands, who has a relative working at
the Daya Bay Nuclear Plant, had been surprised to learn that
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