SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1986
JLG MEETING AGAIN NEXT WEEK
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AS AGREED AT THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP BRITISH AND CHINESE TEAMS OF EXPERTS WILL MEET IN HONG KONG BETWEEN MAY 21 AND 23 TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO THE CONTINUED APPLICATION AFTER 1997 OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AFFECTING HONG KONG. DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE VENUE IN VICTORIA BARRACKS USED FOR THE LAST MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
THE CHINESE TEAM WILL BE LED BY MR WANG JIAJI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND THE BRITISH TEAM BY MR FRED BURROWS, LAW OFFICER, SPECIAL DUTIES. BOTH TEAMS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS CONCERNED,
IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE MEDIA, A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO MR BURROWS, THE BRITISH TEAM WOULD COMPRISE MR ROBERT WILSON, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, GENERAL DUTIES, MR ANTHONY TO, SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, POSTMASTER GENERAL MR PATRICK SHAM, DIRECTOR OF ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND MR HERBERT WEBB, ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL. THE TEAM WILL BE SUPPORTED BY TWO INTERPRETERS, MR Y.P. CHENG AND MRS LILY KING.
FUJIAN DELEGATION INVITED TO HK
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT, AT THE INVITATION OF THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR JOHN BOYD, FOUR OFFICIALS FROM THE FUJIAN PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG FROM MONDAY MAY 19. THE DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PROVINCIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR YU GUANGLU.
THE VISIT FOLLOWS ONE MADE TO FUJIAN BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER AND THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IN MAY 1985. THE VISIT IS INTENDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRENGTHENING OF RELATIONS BETWEEN FUJIAN AND HONG KONG, AND WILL ENABLE THE VISITORS TO SEE SOMETHING OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
A THREE-DAY PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MAY 20-22.
THE DELEGATION WILL THEN REMAIN PRIVATELY IN HONG KONG
UNTIL THEIR DEPARTURE ON MAY 26.
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