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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988.

WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CHINA: GOVERNOR

HE

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT

A WIDE RANGE OF EXPECTED TO DISCUSS WITH SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS SUBJECTS INCLUDING THE BASIC LAW AND ITS RE-DRAFTING DURING HIS TO CHINA,

VISIT

TO PEKING AT THE LI PENG: HONG KONG MINISTER,

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT, SIR DAVID SAID HE WOULD BE SEEING CHINESE PREMIER, MR JI PENGFEI AND OTHER SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT THE AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL; VICE FOREIGN

SHEN JUEREN OF THE MR ZHOU NAN AND VICE MINISTER, MR FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE.

MINISTRY

OF

WHERE THEY ARE HE SAID: "I HOPE THE CHINESE WILL BRIEF ME ON

AND RE-DRAFTING OF THE GETTING TO ON THE QUESTION OF THE BASIC LAW

HERE; FIRST DRAFT, TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE POINTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE DEALING WITH THE QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT AND WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND

BETWEEN HONG KONG AND AND ALSO WITH ISSUES LIKE ECONOMIC RELATIONS CHINA.*

DECLARATION

ELSEWHERE;

USEFUL SIR DAVID SAID HE REGARDED THESE VISITS AS BEING A VERY

LEADERS AND UPDATING MEANS FOR KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH SENIOR CHINESE

CONCERNS IN HONG THEM ON HAPPENINGS AND, IF NECESSARY, ANY OF THEIR KONG.

HOW

THE EMPHASISE

NEED

SPECIAL FOR THE ASKED WHETHER HE WOULD

BE IN PLACE BEFORE 1997, SIR ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT TO DAVID SAID: "I HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TO MAKE SURE WHEN THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY TAKES PLACE IN 1997 THE SETTING UP OF THE FIRST SAR GOVERNMENT THAT THE PROCESS SHOULD SMOOTH, TROUBLE-FREE AND NON-DISRUPTIVE AS POSSIBLE."

AND

BE

A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF HE SAID THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOVEREIGNTY REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION, ADDING THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CO-OPERATION ON THE ISSUE.

PAY

A BRIEF

SIR DAVID WILL ALSO BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 7.

VISIT TO FUJIAN PROVINCE

LADY WILSON: THE THE GOVERNOR IS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY

HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR POLITICAL ADVISER, MR RICHARD CLIFT; AND RICHARD HOARE.

SECRETARY, SIR MISS LYDIA THE

THEY WERE SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF

COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE DAVID FORD; THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE DUNN; THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ALLEN LEE; SENIOR CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP,

NEW CHINA NEWS MR KE ZAISHUO; AND VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE ZHENG HUA.

AGENCY,

MR

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