FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1984
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UMELCO THREE TO VISIT PEKING
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THE SENIOR MEMBER OF UMELCO, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, TOGETHER WITH MISS LYDIA DUNN, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, AND DR Q.W. LEE, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAVE ACCEPTED AN INVITATION FROM MR XU JIATUN DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY TO VISIT PEKING AND TO MEET WITH CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING AND OTHER SENIOR CHINESE LEADERS FOR AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND THE OTHER TWO UMELCO MEMBERS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1984.
1984. THEY WILL BE IN PEKING FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS. AFTER THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG, THEY WILL CONVENE A PRESS CONFERENCE.
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MEMBERS OF WORKING GROUP ON HK'S FUTURE DUE
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DR DAVID WILSON AND MR FRED BURROWS, MEMBERS OF THE WORK ING GROUP SET UP TO CONSIDER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, WILL ARRIVE IN THE TERRITORY ON SUNDAY (JUNE 17).
THEY WILL BE STAYING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND WILL DEPART FOR BEIJING ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, TOGETHER WITH THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE LAW DRAFTSMAN, MR GERALD NAZARETH. THE CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG, WILL ACCOMPANY THEM,
THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR DR WILSON AND MR BURROWS TO MEET THE MEDIA IN HONG KONG. A PHOTO CALL WILL BE ARRANGED AT THE AIRPORT FOR THEIR DEPARTURE.
THE JOINT SINO-BRITISH STATEMENT ANNOUNCING THE SETTING UP OF THE WORKING GROUP EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD +CONSIDER DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE TWO SIDES IN PURSUIT OF THEIR OBJECTIVE OF REACHING AGREEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. THE GROUP WILL MEET FULL TIME BETWEEN ROUNDS OF FORMAL TALKS AND WILL START WORK IN BEIJING DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING JUNE 18.+