WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1987
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DETERMINED EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT TERMS OF JOINT DECLARATION
HONG KONG AND CHINA ARE DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT FULLY THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS TO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION.
HE SAID THIS WAS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA AND THIS WAS CONTINUING TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS.
SIR DAVID SAID LINKS WITH CHINA HAD CONTINUED TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN EVERY FIELD. "THEY HAVE BECOME AN INCREASINGLY SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES."
SUCH LINKS, HE ADDED, WERE IMPORTANT BOTH FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
"IN ADDITION TO THE MANY PERSONAL CONTACTS BETWEEN PEOPLE IN HONG KONG AND PEOPLE IN THE MAINLAND, WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF OFFICIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANNELS FOR EXCHANGES OF IDEAS ON MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST.
"THESE CHANNELS HAVE FUNCTIONED WELL. THEY HAVE HELPED IN DEVELOPING THE SORT OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT IN SOLVING PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AS THEY ARISE, SIR DAVID SAID.
SIR DAVID SAID HIS RECENT VISIT TO PEKING HAD BEEN USEFUL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN "SOME OF OUR CONCERNS ΤΟ SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS DEALING WITH HONG KONG AFFAIRS AND TO LEARN ABOUT THEIRS".
"I AM SURE THAT THIS SORT OF DIALOGUE HELPS ΤΟ PROMOTE A RELATIONSHIP OF CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL BENEFIT BOTH SIDES, HE ADDED.
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"I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS DIALOGUE, AND HOPE то MAKE A FURTHER VISIT TO PEKING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, HE ADDED.
TURNING TO THE JOINT LIAISON
GROUP, SIR DAVID SAID IT HAD
CONTINUED TO RECORD SOLID ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
FOLLOWING CONSULTATION IN THE GROUP, THE GOVERNMENT WERE ABLE TO START TO ISSUE PERMANENT HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS AND A NEW TYPE OF CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY; TO ISSUE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS; TO SIGN HONG KONG'S FIRST AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT; ΤΟ GET ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL: AND то IMPLEMENT A NEW PENSION SCHEME FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
HE SAID THE STANDING SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, SET UP BY THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, ALSO CONTINUED ΤΟ MAKE STEADY PROGRESS.
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