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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1985

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID, WOULD ADHERE TO THE JOINT DECLARATION AND WOULD DO ITS BEST TOWARDS ITS FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THROUGH THE FRIENDLY COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN, THE JOINT DECLARATION WOULD BE CORRECTLY AND FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED.

MR JI SAID THERE WAS WIDE SCOPE FOR HONG KONG'S TRADE WITH CHINA AS CHINA DEVELOPED THE FOUR MODERNISATION PROGRAMMES.

HONG KONG COULD CONTRIBUTE MUCH IN BUILDING UP CAPITAL INTRODUCING TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MARKET INFORMATION AND RE-EXPORT TRADE, HE SAID.

BUSY THIRD DAY FOR JI PENGFEI

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CHINA'S STATE COUNCILLOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR JI PENGFEI, BEGAN THE THIRD DAY OF HIS HONG KONG VISIT TODAY (THURSDAY) WITH A TOUR OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY'S CONTROL CENTRE IN TAI PO.

IN ADDITION TO HIS DEPUTY, MR LI HOU, OTHERS IN MR JI'S PARTY INCLUDED MR RONG KANG, MÀ ZONG GUANGYAO, MR LU YUCUN, MR WU HONGBO, MR ZHENG HUA, MR JI SHAOXIANG AND MR LI RUOHÉ.

THE VISITORS WERE MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE CHAIRMAN OF CHINA LIGHT, LORD KADOOR IE, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, SIR SIDNEY GORDON, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR WILLIAM STONES.

FOLLOWING THE 45-MINUTE TOUR OF THE POWER CONTROL CENTRE, MR JI AND HIS PARTY TRAVELLED ALONG THE RECENTLY-OPENED TOLO HIGHWAY TO SHA TIN FOR LUNCH AS GUESTS OF THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO.

MR LIAO'S OTHER GUESTS FOR THE LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB INCLUDED DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN, CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE URBAN AND PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCILS, CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED FROM THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY.

MR JI AND HIS PARTY THEN DROVE FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB GRANDSTAND AT THE RACE COURSE TO THE NEARBY HELIPAD TO JOIN THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, FOR AN AERIAL TOUR OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE REST OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHICH HAD BEEN POSTPONED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.

SIR EDWARD'S HELICOPTER INCLUDED MR JI, THE DIRECTOR OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR XÜ JIATUN, MR LI HOU AND MR LIAO.

ON BOARD THE SECOND HELICOPTER WERE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, AND MR RONG KANG, MR ZONG GUANGYAO, MR LU YUCUN AND MR WU HONGBO.

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