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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988

GOVERNOR WELCOMES ESTABLISHMENT OF JLG OFFICES

THE PRESENCE IN HONG KONG OF THE CHINESE AND BRITISH TEAMS OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WILL ENSURE EVEN CLOSER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY),

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"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST IN THIS IN EVERY WAY IT SIR DAVID SAID, WHEN ADDRESSING A JOINT RECEPTION TO MARK THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT LOCAL OFFICES OF THE TWO TEAMS.

"FROM TODAY THE PRINCIPAL BASE OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WILL BE IN HONG KONG," SIR DAVID SAID, ADDING THAT THE ROLE OF THE GROUP WOULD NOT CHANGE.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THE IMPORTANCE TO HONG KONG OF THE WORK OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP WAS WIDELY RECOGNISED.

SINCE IT WAS FORMED IN MAY 1985, THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP HAD MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION.

IT ALREADY HAD A SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT IN DEALING WITH NUMBER OF COMPLEX ISSUES.

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"THIS RECORD OF SUCCESS BODES WELL FOR AN EVEN MORE FRUITFUL FUTURE, SIR DAVID SAID.

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"I AM SURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL JOIN WISHING THE GROUP EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR WORK.'

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FOLLOWING ARE THE FULL TEXTS OF SPEECHES GIVEN BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE

MR ROBIN AND MR KE ZAISHUO.

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SENIOR MCLAREN

SPEECH BY MR ROBIN MCLAREN

YOUR EXCELLENCY SIR DAVID WILSON, AMBASSADOR KE ZAISHUO, LADIES AND GENTLEMENT, I AM VERY PLEASED ΤΟ JOIN AMBASSADOR KE IN WELCOMING YOU HERE THIS EVENING, PERHAPS I CAN ALSO BE ALLOWED TO WELCOME MY FELLOW HOST TO HONG KONG, AS AMBASSADOR KE AND MANY OF COLLEAGUES WILL NOW BE MAKING THE TERRITORY THEIR HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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