MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1985
SHENZHEN OFFICIALS TO VISIT HK
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A DELEGATION OF SHENZHEN OFFICIALS, LED BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF SHENZHEN, MR ZHEN XIPEI, WILL VISIT HONG KONG AT THE INVITATION OF THE POLITICAL ADVISER FROM MARCH 19 TO 23.
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO REVIEW PROGRESS MADE IN THE HONG KONG SHENZHEN JOINT EXPERT WORKING GROUPS WHICH WERE SET UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT SIGNED IN APRIL 1982.
THE REVIEW MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 20 AND IS THE LATEST IN A REGULAR SERIES OF SUCH MEETINGS,
IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING THE REVIEW MEETING, THE SHENZHEN DELEGATION WILL BE VISITING PLACES OF INTEREST IN HONG KONG.
INTELPOST SERVICE TO GUANGZHOU DISCUSSED
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THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING AN INTELPOST SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GUANGZHOU WAS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS BETWEEN A DELEGATION OF POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICIALS FROM GUANGZHOU AND HONG KONG POST OFFICE OFFICIALS.
THE EIGHT-MEMBER DELEGATION, HEADED BY THE DEPUTY POSTMASTER OF GUANGZHOU POST OFFICE, MR ZHANG QUAN-BANG, VISITED HONG KONG BETWEEN MARCH 8 AND 14.
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DISCUSSIONS HAD BEEN MOST FRUITFUL AND INTERESTING.
HE SAID THAT THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE AND GUANGZHOU POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY WERE PART OF AN ONGOING DIALOGUE THAT HAD EXISTED BETWEEN THESE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS.
DURING THEIR WEEK-LONG VISIT, THE GUANGZHOU DELEGATION STUDIED THE SOPHISTICATED POSTAL MECHANISATION FACILITIES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE AND AIRMAIL CENTRE.
*WE HAVE BROUGHT A TEAM OF ENGINEERS AND POSTAL EXPERTS ON THIS VISIT, WE ARE GENERALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE EFFICIENT POSTAL SYSTEM ADOPTED IN HONG KONG AND FEEL THAT THERE IS AN EVEN GREATER SCOPE OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND GUANGZHOU POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, SAID MR ZHANG QUANGBANG.
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