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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1992
TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
COMMUNIQUE
THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS TWENTY-THIRD PEKING FROM 16 TO 18 JUNE 1992.
MEETING IN
THE GROUP HAD A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OF LANDS WHICH ARE NOW IN USE FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES IN HONG KONG.
THE GROUP DISCUSSED MATTERS RELATING TO HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE CONTINUED APPLICATION TO HONG KONG AFTER 1997 OF NINE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES IN THE FIELDS OF MARINE POLLUTION, NARCOTIC DRUGS, PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND CUSTOMS, AND AGREED SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ONE OTHER CUSTOMS TREATY.
THE GROUP HAD A FURTHER EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997.
THE GROUP HAD AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND PROTECTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES AND MADE PROGRESS.
SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE
THE GROUP HAD AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON OFFENDERS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RELEVANT COUNTRIES AND MADE PROGRESS.
THE GROUP HAD EXTENDING BEYOND 1997.
A FURTHER
DISCUSSION ABOUT MAJOR FRANCHISES
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WILL TAKE PLACE LONDON IN SEPTEMBER 1992.
GOVERNOR SEES IMPROVEMENTS IN KOWLOON CITY
THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON OF TILLYORN, VISITED KOWLOON CITY TODAY (THURSDAY) TO LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS CARRIED OUT THERE SINCE HIS LAST VISIT IN 1988.
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LORD WILSON BEGAN HIS VISIT BY TOURING SEVERAL KWA WAN, WHICH HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESUMED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIVATE STREET RESUMPTION PROGRAMME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT.
THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THIS IS MY THIRD VISIT TO KOWLOON CITY AND MY LAST DISTRICT VISIT AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.
THE EFFORTS MADE BY ALL
DEPARTMENTS
"I HAVE BEEN MUCH IMPRESSED BY DISTRICT BOARDS, DISTRICT OFFICES AND CARRYING OUT THEIR DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
GOVERNMENT
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