THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1986
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JLG AN EFFECTIVE ORGAN OF LIAISON
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WILSON
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAS NOW ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A VERY EFFECTIVE ORGAN OF LIAISON, AND THE NEXT MEETING IS EXPECTED TO BE A FRUITFUL AND USEFUL ONE, THE LEADER OF THE BRITISH TEAM ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, DR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS ARRIVAL FROM LONDON, DR WILSON SAID THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF PRACTICAL WORK TO GET THROUGH AT THE NEXT MEETING.
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+ THE PRACTICE WE WILL FOLLOW WILL BE THE SAME AS BEFORE IS THAT YOU WON'T, I AM AFRAID, BE GETTING DETAILS OF WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETINGS, BUT WE WILL BE ISSUING A COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE MEETING, HE SAID.
HE SAID HE HAD ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TOGETHER WITH MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY TO MEET UP WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH SIDE ON THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
+WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS FIRST OF ALL WITH THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT,+ HE SAID.
+AND THEN THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JLG ITSELF STARTS NEXT WEEK, NEXT TUESDAY AND GOES THROUGH TILL FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK,
ASKED WHETHER AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WORDING FOR THE BN(0) PASSPORT COULD BE EXPECTED AFTER THE MEETING, DR WILSON SAID +I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SOMETHING PRACTICAL IN THE COMMUNIQUE.+
+WE DID MAKE PROGRESS ON THAT AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE JLG. BUT I CAN'T AT THIS STAGE ANTICIPATE EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO COME OUT IN THE COMMUNIQUE.+
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION AS TO WHY POLITICAL REFORMS WOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED THIS TIME, DR WILSON SAID HE COULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO COMMENT ON WHAT WAS OR WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
+I HAVE SEEN A GOOD DEAL OF SPECULATION IN SOME PARTS OF THE PRESS IN HONG KONG. I AM NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON WHAT BITS ARE ACCURATE OR INACCURATE.
++ AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE INSPIRED GUESSWORK FROM CONSTRUCTIVE JOURNALISTS, HE SAID.
ASKED WHETHER THE NEXT JLG MEETING WOULD BE THE LAST ONE FOR MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY, DR WILSON SAID, I THINK IT WILL BE THE LAST MEETING, SADLY, FOR MR GALSWORTHY.
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