TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1987
PROGRAMME FOR HONG KONG DELEGATION TO GUANGDONG
*
A
DELEGATION OF SENIOR
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, LED BY THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL LEAVE BY TRAIN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR GUANGDONG FOR A FIVE-DAY PROGRAMME OF VISITS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
HIGGINSON;
THE DELEGATION WILL INCLUDE THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND
WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES; THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES so; THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR G.A.
THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER/OPTIMISATION STUDIES, DR CHOI YU-LEUK; THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANNIE
WONG; THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER, MR CHRISTOPHER WOOD; PLUS A SECRETARY AND AN INTERPRETER.
THE DELEGATION WILL MEET AND BE BRIEFED BY A VICE-GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG, MR YANG DEYUAN. THERE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE PROVINCIAL PLANNING, ECONOMIC AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONS. EACH MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID HE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WERE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VISIT AND ΤΟ EXCHANGING VIEWS ON ALL THE TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED.
AND
THERE WILL
BE
THE DELEGATION WILL ALSO VISIT SITES OF INTEREST IN CANTON SPEND SOME TIME IN DONGGUAN AND SHENZHEN WHERE DISCUSSION WITH RELEVANT OFFICIALS.
DEFENCE TALKS *CORDIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE'
"THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS ON RE-NEGOTIATION OF THE DEFENCE
CORDIAL AND COSTS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN
THE CONSTRUCTIVE,
FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
"DISCUSSIONS COVERED A WIDE RANGE HAVE EXCHANGED A NUMBER OF WORKING PAPERS,
OF
ISSUES. THE TWO SIDES
"A FURTHER ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS THIS YEAR. WORKING LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WILL CONTINUE JACOBS SAID.
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AS
PLANNED FOR THE AUTUMN
REQUIRED,
FH
MR
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