SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1985
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USEFUL LINKS BETWEEN HK AND FUJIAN
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THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH FUJIAN PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HONG KONG TO THE PROVINCE.
TALKING TO REPORTERS ON HIS RETURN FROM A VISIT TO FUJIAN WITH MR ALAN CARTER, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR BOYD SAID: +THAT CAME ACROSS VERY CLEARLY. THEY ARE ANXIOUS THAT HONG KONG SHOULD BE PROSPEROUS.+
HE SAID DURING THE VISIT THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE POINTS OF IMPORTANCE TO HONG KONG WITH FUJIAN OFFICIALS.
+I MADE IT MY BUSINESS ALL ALONG THE WAY TO POINT OUT THAT THE MOOD IN HONG KONG IS VERY GOOD AND VERY CONFIDENT, AND WE FEEL HONG KONG HAS A GOOD CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE TO THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE NOW GOING ON IN FUJIAN PROVINCE,+ HE ADDED.
HE SAID THERE WAS A FEELING THAT THE LINKS BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES WERE USEFUL AND THAT BOTH HONG KONG AND FUJIAN COULD GO ON BUILDING ON THEM.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAD VERY GOOD ON-GOING LINKS WITH THE FUJIAN AUTHORITIES, AND THAT THAT +VERY SATISFACTORY MECHANISM+ WORKED WELL.
+ALAN CARTER AND I WERE INVITED UP BY THE FUJIAN AUTHORITIES TO PAY A FRIENDLY VISIT DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN OUR LINKS, HE SAID.
+1 SHOULD SAY RIGHT AWAY THAT THIS WAS PRIMARILY A TRIBUTE TO THE WORK ALAN AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE IN RELATION TO THE EVER EXPANDING FLOW OF VISITORS FROM FUJIAN.
+WE HAVE OF COURSE GREAT LINKS ALL OVER SOUTH CHINA,
BUT I HAVE THE FEELING RATHER THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH FUJIAN WOULD BE WELL WORTH LOOKING AT.+
MR BOYD SAID THE FIVE-DAY VISIT WAS WELL JUSTIFIED.
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