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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1991

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON NEW AIRPORT

ADVISER

SIR PERCY CRADOCK, FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ΤΟ THE PRIME MINISTER, VISITED CHINA FROM 27 JUNE ΤΟ 1 JULY AS THE PRIME MINISTER'S REPRESENTATIVE AND HELD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH CHINESE

INTENSIFYING CO-OPERATION OVER LEADERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS ON KONG, AND PARTICULARLY ON THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.

WAS

HONG NEW

DURING THE VISIT, SIR PERCY CRADOCK

RECEIVED BY GENERAL AND SECRETARY JIANG ZEMIN AND PREMIER LI PENG AND BY STATE COUNSELLOR

THE ATMOSPHERE FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN.

OF THE MEETINGS WAS

FRIENDLY AND CORDIAL.

THE

IN

INTENSIVE

DISCUSSIONS

THESE ON THE

DURING SIR PERCY CRADOCK'S STAY

PEKING, HE HAD THOROUGH AND MACAO DISCUSSIONS WITH MR LU PING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL AND OTHER CHINESE OFFICIALS ON THE QUESTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW AIRPORT IN HONG KONG. MEETINGS WERE THE CULMINATION OF SAME SUBJECT WHICH THE TWO SIDES HAD CONDUCTED FOR THE LAST FEW

HAS MONTHS. AS A RESULT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AGREEMENT

BEEN REACHED

ON

HONG THE

KONG AIRPORT PROJECT.

INITIALLED A THE TWO SIDES

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE

RELATED QUESTIONS, WHICH WILL COME AIRPORT IN HONG KONG AND

INTO EFFECT ON SIGNATURE BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT.

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THIS UNDERSTANDING PROVIDES A FIRM BASIS FOR THE BUILDING OF NEW MODERN AIRPORT TO SERVE THE EXPANDING NEEDS OF HONG KONG NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THE MEMORANDUM EMBODIES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS TO DERPEN THEIR CO-OPERATION THE BASIS OF THE

JOINT

DECLARATION AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AS AN FINANCIAL AND TRADING CENTRE.

WISH OF THE

BRITISH AND KONG ON OF BOTH ECONOMIC,

OVER HONG THE CONFIDENCE INTERNATIONAL

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