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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988
TO THE HEALTH OF OUR FRIENDS FROM THE CHINESE SIDE AND ALL DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT.
SPEECH BY MR KE ZATSHUO
THE OFFICES OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP ARE ESTABLISHED TODAY, AND WE ARE GREATLY HONOURED BY THE PRESENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY SIR DAVID WILSON AND ALL THE OTHER DISTINGUISHED GUESTS HERE THIS EVENING PLEASE ALLOW ME TO EXPRESS, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE OFFICE, OUR WARM WELCOME AND THANKS TO YOU ALL.
THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP WAS SET UP IN MAY 1985 FOLLOWING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG. THE GROUP HAS TWO MAIN TASKS WHICH ARE
EFFECTIVE INTER-RELATED, NAMELY, TO GUARANTEE THE
OF IMPLEMENTATION THE JOINT DECLARATION AND TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND MORE, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE TWO SIDES TO ACCOMPLISH THE TWO MAJOR TASKS, THE GROUP HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK AND ACHIEVED A SERIES OF AGREEMENTS WHICH ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE INTERESTA OF HONG KONG, THUS MAKING ITS OWN CONTRIBUTIONS ΤΟ THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. THE WORK OF THE GROUP HAS WON THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE TWO GOVERNMENTS, AND HAS BEEN UNDERSTOOD AND WELCOMED BY MANY HONG KONG PEOPLE FROM ALL CIRCLES OF LIFE. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED BY THE GROUP CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EITHER.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ANNEX II то THE DECLARATION, THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAS TAKEN HONG AS ITS PRINCIPAL BASE AS FROM TODAY. THIS MARKS THE NEW STAGE IN WORK OF THE GROUP. THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP IS AN ORGAN FOR LIAISON
NOT BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS AND
AN ORGAN OF POWER. IT SHALL NEITHER TAKE PART IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG NOR PLAY ANY SUPERVISORY ROLE OVER THAT ADMINISTRATION.
JOINT LIAISON GROUP WITH ITS PRINCIPAL BASE IN HONG KONG WILL NOT BRING ANY CHANGES ΤΟ THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GROUP. HOWEVER, THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAVING ITS BASE IN
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH OFFICES WILL CERTAINLY HELP STRENGTHEN THE CONTACTS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE TWO OFFICES, ENHANCE THE FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND FACILITATE THE BETTER ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE TASKS OF THE ALSO HAS FURTHER SIGNIFICANCE TO THE CHINESE TEAM, PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ KNOW FIRST HAND ABOUT AND FAMILIARISED WITH HONG KONG SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE WORKING EFFICIENCY OF THE JLG.
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