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MDHIAN 5065
CONCRETE MATTERS. HOWEVER, THE TWO SIDES WERE UNABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON MATTER SUCH AS 'THROUGH TRAIN. IN THE LAST ROUND OF TALKS, THE CHINESE SIDE HAD INSISTED THAT THE ISSUE OF 'THROUGH TRAIN' WAS STIPULATED IN THE BL AND HAD REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE CHINESE SIDE HAD STILL NOT PUT FORWARD ANY COUNTER-
PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL REFORM PACKAGE.
JARDINES.
9.
SING TAO DAILY AND EXPRESS QUOTED JARDINE GROUP EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SIR CHARLES POWELL AS SAYING THAT THE GROUP HOPED THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS COULD REACH AN AGREEMENT. SIR CHARLES SAID THAT
HE WOULD BE GLAD TO ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN IN HIS PRIVATE CAPACITY TO ASSIST THEM FOSTER GOOD RELATIONS. HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE JARDINE GROUP HAD NOT VOLUNTEERED TO SEEK A
ROLE IN THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS.
10. A REPORT IN TODAY SCMP NOTED THAT CHEN ZUO'ER HAD DECLINED TO COMMENT ON WHETHER CHINA WOULD GIVE GREENLIGHT TO THE CT9 PROJECT
AT THE FORTHCOMING JLG MEETING OR WHETHER THE RECENT VISIT BY SIR
CHARLES TO PEKING HAD HELPED IN THE BID FOR ANY EARLY SETTLEMENT OF
THE ISSUE.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
.HK POLICY
65
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
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