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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1985
UMELCO ENTERTAIN XINHUA TO DINNER
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IT IS HOPED THAT A PRESS REPORT THAT THE HONG KONG BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE UMELCO MEMBERS IS ACCURATE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE- YUEN CHUNG, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.
SIR SZE-YUEN WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER HE AND OTHER UMELCO MEMBERS GAVE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY, MR XU JIATUN, AND HIS DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES+.
HE SAID: IN THE LIGHT OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RECENT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS AND PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO HONG KONG WITH MUCH INTEREST.
+IT WAS REPORTED IN THE PRESS THAT THE HONG KONG BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE WOULD INCLUDE ABOUT 15 TO 20 HONG KONG PEOPLE, OF WHICH A NUMBER WOULD BE FROM UMELCO.
+IT IS HOPED THAT THIS PRESS REPORT IS ACCURATE LIKE SO MANY IN THE PAST, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.+
SIR SZE-YUEN RECALLED THAT UMELCO HAD BEEN ENTERTAINED TO DINNER BY XINHUA SIX WEEKS AGO AND SAID HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES WERE VERY GLAD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF RECIPROCATING THE HOSPITALITY.
+THIS KIND OF SOCIAL CONTACT. IN A RELAXED AND AMI CABLE ATMOSPHERE, ENCOURAGES THE FREE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS, HELPS TO IMPROVE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND CAN BRING ABOUT A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN XINHUA NEWS AGENCY AND UMELCO, HE SAID.
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+AS WE SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVE OF PRESERVING HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY, THESE GATHERINGS ARE THEREFORE VERY USEFUL INDEED, HE ADDED.
SIR SZE-YUEN AND THE OTHER UMELCO MEMBERS DRANK A TOAST TO THE HEALTH OF MR XU AND THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM-XINHUA, AS WELL AS TO THE CONTINUAL PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG+.
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