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AND HK AFFAIRS ADVISERS. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSIONS WOULD INCLUDE FINANCING OF THE NEW AIRPORT, CT9, MAINLAND-FUNDED ENTERPRISES IN HK. THE TRIP WOULD ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER STRATEGY FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS AND HOW THE BRITISH SIDE MIGHT CONCEDE.
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9 THE STANDARD QUOTED A WELL-PLACED PEKING OFFICIAL AS SAYING THAT QUOTE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS UNQUOTE WOULD BE MADE AT TODAY'S AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING. THE SOURCE SAID CHINA FELT QUOTE GENERALLY ALREADY UNQUOTE ABOUT THE REVISED FINANCING PACKAGE, WHICH WAS HOWEVER STILL A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT MOU.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
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A FEW PAPERS REPORTED THAT LEGISLATORS BELONGING TO THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY WOULD PROPOSE TO POSTPONE THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO MERGE THE YAU TSIM AND MONGKOK DBS AT THE LEGCO HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY.
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DISTRIBUTION
72
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
PS NO 10.
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