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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1991
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON NEW AIRPORT
ADVISER
SIR PERCY CRADOCK, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ΤΟ THE PRIME MINISTER, VISITED CHINA FROM 27 JUNE ΤΟ 1 JULY AS THE PRIME MINISTER'S REPRESENTATIVE AND HELD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH CHINESE
INTENSIFYING CO-OPERATION OVER LEADERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ON KONG, AND PARTICULARLY ON THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.
WAS
HONG NEW
DURING THE VISIT, SIR PERCY CRADOCK
RECEIVED BY GENERAL AND SECRETARY JIANG ZEMIN AND PREMIER LI PENG AND BY STATE COUNSELLOR
THE ATMOSPHERE FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN.
OF THE MEETINGS WAS
FRIENDLY AND CORDIAL.
THE
IN
INTENSIVE
DISCUSSIONS
THESE ON THE
DURING SIR PERCY CRADOCK'S STAY
PEKING, HE HAD THOROUGH AND MACAO DISCUSSIONS WITH MR LU PING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL AND OTHER CHINESE OFFICIALS ON THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW AIRPORT IN HONG KONG. MEETINGS WERE THE CULMINATION OF SAME SUBJECT WHICH THE TWO SIDES HAD CONDUCTED FOR THE LAST FEW
HAS MONTHS. AS A RESULT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AGREEMENT
BEEN REACHED
ON
HONG THE
KONG AIRPORT PROJECT.
INITIALLED A THE TWO SIDES
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE
RELATED QUESTIONS, WHICH WILL COME AIRPORT IN HONG KONG AND
INTO EFFECT ON SIGNATURE BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT.
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THIS UNDERSTANDING PROVIDES A FIRM BASIS FOR THE BUILDING OF NEW MODERN AIRPORT TO SERVE THE EXPANDING NEEDS OF HONG KONG NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THE MEMORANDUM EMBODIES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TO DERPEN THEIR CO-OPERATION THE BASIS OF THE
JOINT
DECLARATION AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AS AN FINANCIAL AND TRADING CENTRE.
WISH OF THE
BRITISH AND KONG ON OF BOTH ECONOMIC,
OVER HONG THE CONFIDENCE INTERNATIONAL
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