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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1984

GOVERNOR RETURNS FROM PEKING

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THE FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TO WAITING JOURNALISTS UPON HIS RETURN FROM PEKING THIS EVENING.

+WE'VE HAD ANOTHER TWO DAYS WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE INDICATED NEEDED FURTHER DISCUSSION, AND I SHALL BE GOING BACK TO PEKING AGAIN IN JUST OVER TEN DAYS TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS OF THE NEXT ROUND.

+NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE DR. DAVID WILSON AND SOME OF HIS TEAM HERE TO PREPARE FOR A RESUMPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORKING GROUP, AND I'M SURE THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE AS PRODUCTIVE AS THEY WERE IN THE LAST ONE.

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+ IN THE MEANWHILE, AS USUAL, HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO CATCH UP WANT TO GO ABOUT THE SPEECHES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY ON THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY, AND ALSO THE VIEWS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED ON THE GREEN PAPER.

+WE DO OF COURSE WANT AS WIDE AN EXPRESSION OF VIEWS AS WE CAN GET ON THE GREEN PAPER, AS A BASIS FOR THE DECISIONS WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE MADE ON IT.

+AND SO I'D BETTER GO BACK AND DO A LITTLE READING. WITH THAT I WISH YOU ALL GOOD NIGHT.+

THE GOVERNOR WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR ́S.Y. CHUNG, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HK BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

U.S. AGREES TO TALK ON TEXTILE RULES

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AS A RESULT OF REQUESTS BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES HAVE AGREED TO HOLD INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS OF CONSULTATIONS BEGINNING ON AUGUST 20 ON THE PROPOSED NEW U.S. ORIGIN RULES ON TEXTILE IMPORTS.

MRS EMMELINE MOK, ACTING COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS) IN WASHINGTON, WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG TEAM IN THE TALKS ON AUGUST 10 WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND OTHER AGENCIES. THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG TEAM FOR THE CONSULTATIONS ON AUGUST 20 AND 21.

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