SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1985
GOOD EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH JI
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GOVERNOR
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT HE AND CHINESE STATE COUNCILLOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, MR JI PENGFEI, HAVE HAD A VERY GOOD EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG DURING MR JI'S VISIT HERE.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER BIDDING FAREWELL TO MR JI AT MAN KAM TO, SIR EDWARD SAID HE FOUND MR JI'S VISIT A VERY VALUABLE ONE.
HE SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT MR JI SAID AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY THAT HE HAD FOUND IT USEFUL TO INCREASE HIS UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE THINKING HERE.
+1 THINK THAT IS A VERY GOOD PROCESS AND WE HAVE WARMLY WELCOMED IT, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD SAID WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SHOW MR JI QUITE A LOT OF THINGS DURING HIS STAY HERE.
+ I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY CAN STAY IN HONG KONG FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT BEING IMPRESSED BY THE DYNAMISM OF THE PLACE, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD ADDED THAT HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO HAVE MR JI IN HONG KONG AND THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD TO FURTHER VISITS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING PARTICULAR PLANNED AT PRESENT.
+ BUT WE'VE MADE VERY CLEAR THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY WELCOMED HERE, TO COME AND SEE THE SAME KIND OF PROGRAMME AS HE HAS SEEN,+ HE SAID.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WHO BADE FAREWELL TO THE CHINESE VISITORS INCLUDED THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN AND POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD.
ALSO PRESENT WAS THE DIRECTOR OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR XU JIATUN.
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