XN000022-1989-02-28 — Page 2

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989

GOVERNOR TO DISCUSS RANGE OF ISSUES WITH MR ZHOU NAN

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THE NORMAL RANGE OF ISSUES WHICH INVOLVE RELATIONS HONG KONG AND CHINA WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR ZHOU NAN, AT A MEETING TOMORROW, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.

MR ZHOU, WHO IS HERE AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR, WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON.

MINISTER

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS SIR DAVID SAID THE VICE FOREIGN HAS BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

"WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT HE IS NOW TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO HONG KONG, NOT SIMPLY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WHICH WE HAVE HAD IN PEKING ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BUT ALSO SO THAT HE WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE SOMETHING FOR HIMSELF OF THE DEVELOPMENTS HONG KONG," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

SIR DAVID SAID IT WOULD ALSO GIVE MR ZHOU AN OPPORTUNITY SEE THE PROGRESS THAT HAD BEEN MADE IN HONG KONG OVER THE LAST YEARS AND THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

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MR ZHOU NAN TO MEET GOVERNOR AND VISIT CONTAINER TERMINAL TOMORROW

THE CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR ZHOU

NAN, WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

MR ZHOU, WHO IS COMING TO HONG KONG AT THE INVITATION OF SIR DAVID, WILL ALSO VISIT A CONTAINER TERMINAL IN KWAI CHUNG IN THE AFTERNOON.

ON THURSDAY (MARCH 2), MR ZHOU WILL VISIT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA AND HENG ON ESTATE IN SHA TIN, AND THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

DURING HIS STAY IN HONG KONG, MR ZHOU WILL BE BRIEFED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TERRITORY AND MEET SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO COVER MR ZHOU'S VISIT PROGRAMME AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE EARLY AT THE VENUES AS THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO THE USUAL SECURITY CHECKS.

WEDNESDAY (MARCH1)......D