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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HONG KONG
2 J SEP 1990
FOR HKD
YRTELNO 117: JLG ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
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1 FOLLOWING IS RESPONSE TO TUR:
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HOSPITALITY
2. LUNCH WILL BE FOR THE JLG MEMBERS OF BOTH SIDES PLUS SHI JIU YONG, LIN ZHIYING, DAVID EDWARDS, FRED BURROWS AND DAVID COATES. TOTAL NUMBER IS THEREFORE 15.
PRESS
3. TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINS
THE FCO ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE
SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP ON HONG KONG WILL TAKE PLACE IN
LONDON FROM 25 TO 28 SEPTEMBER. THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY
THE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE MR MICHAEL SUEN (SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, HONG KONG), MR DOUG MARTIN (COUNSELLOR, OFFICE OF THE BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, SINO- BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, HONG KONG), MR ALAN PAUL (HEAD, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO), AND MR WILLIAM EHRMAN (POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG).
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4. I AM CONTENT FOR THERE TO BE THE USUAL SHORT PHOTO-CALL SESSION IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON DAY ONE. I SUGGEST WE FOLLOW THE NORMAL PRACTICE FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE FINAL DAY, WITH OURS FOLLOWING THE CHINESE SIDE'S AT ABOUT 16.30. WE SHALL
DISCUSS THIS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE HERE BEFORE DEPARTURE.
DRINKS PARTY