WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935
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DISCUSSION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
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STATE COUNCILLOR, JI PENGFEI, AND THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, MET AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS MORNING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS. THEY HAD A FRIENDLY DISCUSSION, IN THE COURSE OF WHICH THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINED THE PRESENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG TO MR JI PENGFEI.
MR JI GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE TIMETABLE AND PROCEDURES ENVISAGE.. FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW.
THEY TOOK NOTE WITH SATISFACTION OF THE PROGRESS MADE, AND OF THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION SHOWN, DURING THE INITIAL PERIOD OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION DURING THE YEAR SINCE SIGNATURE.
THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND FUTURE PROSPECTS, AND AGREED THAT SUCH EXCHANGES WERE USEFUL, AND SHOULD CONTINUE.
THEY EXPRESSED THE IR CONFIDENCE IN AND DETERMINATION TO PROMOTE THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG THROUGH THE FULL AND FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE MEETING FOR JI PENGFEI
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CHINA'S STATE COUNCILLOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR JI PENGFEI, STARTED HIS PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG THIS MORNING (WEDNESDAY) WITH A MEETING AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HE WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PRESENT AT TODAY'S MEETING WERE: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS; SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO; SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES), MR PETER WILLIAMS; POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD; DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, MR RICHARD MARGOLIS; AND PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY,
MR JI WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR XU JIATUN; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR L! HOU; DIRECTOR OF THE SECOND DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE. MR RONG KANG ACTING HEAD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH) MR JI SHAOXIANG; SECRETARY TO MR JI, MR ZONG GUANGYAO RESEARCHER OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE,
MR LU YUCUN; AND MR LI RUOHE OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH).
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