CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 445
OF 12100OZ SEPTEMBER 91
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HONG KONG
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UKREP TELNO 444: AIRPORT COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE
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1. WE HAVE CO-ORDINATED WITH THE CHINESE OFFICE A JOINT PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE.
IS AS FOLLOWS:
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. THIS FOLLOWS THE SIGNING IN BEIJING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON 3 SEPTEMBER.
ON
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE TWO SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE JLG, MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY AND AMBASSADOR GUO FENGMIN. THERE WILL BE TEN OTHER MEMBERS. THE BRITISH SIDE, THE MEMBERS WILL BE MR ALAN PAUL, DEPUTY BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP, MR K Y YEUNG, SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MRS ANSON CHAN, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, AND MR RAPHAEL HUI, DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT CO-ORDINATING OFFICE. ON THE CHINESE SIDE THE MEMBERS WILL BE MR ZHENG WEIRONG, REPRESENTATIVE, THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NCNA, MR HU HOUCHENG DIRECTOR, THE HKMAO OF THE STATE COUNCIL, MR SUN YANHENG, CHINESE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION, AND MR CHEN KEQIANG, DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NCNA.
THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.
2. WE PLAN TO RELEASE THIS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE CHINESE SIDE
AT 13090OZ SEPTEMBER.
GALSWORTHY