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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1992
GOVERNOR TO VISIT PEKING
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) MADE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT:
"AT THE INVITATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU THE RT AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, MR LU PING, THE GOVERNOR, HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL VISIT PEKING FROM OCTOBER 12 TO 14."
BEIJING VISIT IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING
RELATIONS WITH CHINA: GOVERNOR
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) HE HOPED HIS VISIT TO CHINA WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN BEGINNING TO DEVELOP HIS RELATIONS WITH OFFICIALS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
"IT
ΤΟ HAD
MAYOR SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER RECEIVING THE
OF WUHAN AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MR PATTEN SAID:
WILL BE MY FIRST VISIT
BECAUSE BEIJING AS GOVERNOR, THOUGH OF COURSE NOT MY FIRST
I'VE
PREVIOUS TWO
VISITS, ONE WHEN I WAS NEGOTIATING AN IMPORTANT CONCESSIONAL FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH CHINA.
"
"I LOOK FORWARD, I HOPE, TO MANY FUTURE ONES AND ΤΟ MR LU PING AND HIS COLLEAGUES TO HONG KONG FROM TIME TO TIME.
WELCOMING
"THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO DO. THERE IS A BIG AGENDA FOR US TO GET THROUGH AND THE MORE WE CAN DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL OF THE VERY CONFIDENCE, THE EASIER IT WILL BE FOR US TO HANDLE SOME DIFFICULT ISSUES THAT LIE AHEAD OF US, HE SAID.
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CONSUMER PRICE INDICES FOR JULY
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) IN JULY THIS YEAR WAS 8.8% HIGHER IN
RELEASED TODAY JULY
THE FIGURES LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THAN
THIS WAS LOWER THAN THE FIGURE OF 9.3% IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
IN THE SLOWER YEAR-ON-YEAR RATE OF INCREASE MONTH THAN IN JUNE THIS YEAR WAS MAINLY DUE TO LOWER PRICES FRUIT AS WELL
THE PRICES AS MORE MODERATE INCREASES IN VEGETABLES AND IN CHARGES FOR MEALS AT RESTAURANTS.
THE CPI (A)
LAST
OF
FRESH
OF
FRESH
/THE ACTING