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+WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS AND A WELL-REGULATED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SO AS TO RETA IN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND OF OUR OWN PEOPLE AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
+HONG KONG THUS OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS. GIVEN THE DETERMINATION AND COMMITMENT OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION IN BOTH LETTER AND SPIRIT, I AM CONFIDENT THAT HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE ITS PRESENT IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE WORLD ECONOMIC SCENE, MR THOMAS CONCLUDED.
SIXTH JLG MEETING IN HONG KONG
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THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ANNOUNCED THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING THAT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP ON HONG KONG WILL TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM MARCH 17 TO 20. THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY THE NEW SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, MR ROBIN MCLAREN.
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE MR ERIC HO (SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, HONG KONG), MR DICK CLIFT (POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG), MR PETER THOMSON (COUNSELLOR BRITISH EMBASSY, PEKING) AND MR CHRISTOPHER HUM (HEAD OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER THE ARRIVAL OF MR MCLAREN ON FLIGHT BR382 TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 5.55 PM (ETA).
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT BUILDING AT 5 PM. WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
GIS OFFICERS
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