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PING REPEATED THE STANDARD CHINESE POSITION THAT THE TWO SIDES HAD REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE AIRPORT IN THE MOU: THAT CHINA SUPPORTED THE BUILDING OF A NEW AIRPORT: THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD NOT ABIDED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE MOU: AND THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WERE SIMPLY PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE FUTURE HKSAR.
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ZHOU NAN SAID THAT THE HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISERS WHO HAD SPOKEN IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS HAD SUPPORTED THE NPC'S DECISION TO AUTHORISE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PREPARATORY WORKING BODY FOR THE HKSAR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE AND HAD MADE SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS
THE CHINESE SIDE'S WHICH THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD STUDY CAREFULLY.
AIM WAS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S LONG TERM PROSPERITY AND STABILITY.
7. THE REPORTS SHED NO FURTHER LIGHT ON CHINESE PLANS FOR THE PREPARATORY WORKING BODY.
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65
DISTRIBUTION
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HKD
PUSD
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
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RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
6
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
PS NO 10.
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