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WEDNESDAY,

JULY 24, 1991

GOVERNOR TO VISIT SHENZHEN

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL SHENZHEN TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

HE WILL MEET MR LU PING, THE DIRECTOR MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL.

MAKE A BRIEF VISIT то

OF THE HONG KONG AND

ADVISER, MR THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE POLITICAL

NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION WILLIAM EHRMAN, THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE (NAPCO), MR RAPHAEL HUI, AND HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR RICHARD HOARE.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE GOVERNOR WILL MEET MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ON HIS RETURN AT CLOSED FRONTIER MAN KAM TO AROUND 1.30 PM TOMORROW. TRANSPORT TO THE AREA AND BACK WILL BE PROVIDED BY GIS.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES A PRESS COACH WILL LEAVE FROM THE (C.G.O) CARPARK AT LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL, AT 11 AM SHARP.

THE SHEK KONG A SECOND PRESS COACH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT

WHO REPORTERS

WISH то COVER THE SHEK KONG TO THE

CAMP BY LORD

VM DETENTION CENTRE FOR THOSE GOVERNOR'S RETURN AFTER THE VISIT CAITHNESS EARLIER IN THE MORNING.

STI ON MFN

COMMENTING ON THE PASSAGE IN THE U.S.

FOR TRADE AND

SENATE YESTERDAY (JULY 23) OF A BILL SEEKING TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS ON THE RENEWAL OF CHINA'S

THE SECRETARY STATUS, MFN (MOST FAVOURED NATION} INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT IT HAD BEEN EXPECTED THAT THE SENATE WOULD PASS THE BILL.

THAT THE MARGIN "WHAT HAD NOT BEEN FORSEEN WAS

VOTES WOULD BE SO SMALL 55 VOTES FOR THE BILL AND 44 CHAU SAID.

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ALL ALONG

OF MAJORITY AGAINST,

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MR

VOTING "OUR OWN FORECAST BEFORE THE VOTING WAS THAT THE NUMBER

IS THE MINIMUM WHICH AGAINST THE BILL WOULD BE MORE THAN 34, WHICH PRESIDENT BUSH NEEDS TO SUSTAIN, IN DUE COURSE, HIS EXPECTED THE BILL.

VETO OF

/"THE PRESENT