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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1989

THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP

FOLLOWING

IS

THE COMMUNIQUE

OF

THE

13TH

OF MEETING

THE

SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP:

THE

SINO-BRITISH

JOINT

LIAISON

GROUP

HELD

ITS

THIRTEENTH

MEETING IN LONDON FROM SEPTEMBER 27-29, 1989.

OF VIEWS ON THE TWELFTH BELIEVE

THE GROUP HAD A COMPREHENSIVE AND FRANK EXCHANGE DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG SINCE

THE MEETING OF

JOINT LIAISON GROUP.

THE THE TWO SIDES

ON THE FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION

OF HONG QUESTION OF HONG KONG IS VITAL FOR ENSURING THE MAINTENANCE

AND KONG'S LONG TERM PROSPERITY

STABILITY. BOTH SIDES REAFFIRMED DECLARATION AND THEIR CONTINUED DETERMINATION TO ABIDE BY THE JOINT TO FULFIL THE VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES IT LAYS DOWN.

REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP ALSO

USEFUL ISSUES OUTSTANDING SINCE THE GROUP'S TWELFTH MEETING: THIS WAS FOR THE FUTURE WORK OF THE GROUP.

ITS NEXT MEETING WOULD

THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP DECIDED THAT TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM DECEMBER 5-8, 1989.

GOVERNOR ATTENDS PRC NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION

SIR DAVID DAY RECEPTION AT

FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR, WILSON, AT THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA NATIONAL THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE THIS (FRIDAY EVENING:

"DIRECTOR XU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

OF CHINA

THE

"THIS YEAR MARKS A MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC.

BETWEEN IN CONTACTS

HONG KONG AND "IN RECENT YEARS GROWTH

MOST CHINA HAS BEEN DRAMATIC. IN THE TRADE FIELD, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S

CENT OF IMPORTANT PARTNERS. TODAY HONG KONG ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 65 PER

SIDES BENEFIT GREATLY FROM SUCH FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CHINA. BOTH ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION.

"MORE

GENERALLY.

BOTH

SIDES

REMAIN

PUBLICLY

AND

THAT

FIRMLY OF HONG COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE FUTURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY

TO ENSURE THAT THOSE KONG ITSELF. FOLLOWING RECENT EVENTS, ACTIONS

CONFIDENT AIMS ARE FULFILLED ARE MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER. I AM WITH THE DETERMINED EFFORTS OF ALL CONCERNED, BOTH THE SPIRIT AND IMPLEMENTED, LETTER OF THE JOINT DECLARATION CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY

AS ECONOMICALLY PROSPER ΤΟ CONTINUE CAN THAT HONG KONG MAINTAIN ITS DISTINCTIVE SOCIETY AND ITS TREASURED WAY OF LIFE.

"I NOW PROPOSE A TOAST TO THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

THE

AND

WELL

AS

PRESIDENT OF

THE

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