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LEGAL STUDY VISIT
1. DURING OUR LAST VISIT TO PEKING IN FEB-MAR THIS YEAR, THE MOJ INDICATED THAT THEIR RECIPROCAL VISIT TO HONG KONG COULD ONLY TAKE PLACE AROUND OCTOBER. PERRY KELLER, (CONSULTANT, AGC) RECENTLY VISITED PEKING AND HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER INFORMALLY WITH THE MOJ. THE MOJ SAID THAT THEY WISHED TO SEND A DELEGATION TO HONG KONG IN LATE SEPT OR EARLY OCT. IF THESE DATES WERE NOT CONVENIENT, THEY WOULD PREFER TO COME IN MID-NOV.
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2. SINCE THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN KELLER AND THE MOJ WAS VERY MUCH INFORMAL, WE SUGGEST PEKING TOUCHING BASE WITH THE CHINESE IN THE LIGHT OF TIMING OF JLG XVI (25-28 SEP) AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE TO BE MADE FOR THE VISIT, WE WOULD PREFER IT TO TAKE PLACE IN MID-NOV. ONCE WE HAVE AGREED WITH THE CHINESE ON THE DATES OF THE VISIT, WE SHALL FOLLOW UP DIRECT WITH PEKING AND NCNA LOCALLY ON ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS.
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