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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1991

LAID

JOINT OUT

IN

LIAISON THE

SIR

DAVID SAID THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE UNDER THE

AND LIMITED TASKS GROUP

VERY HAD

SPECIFIC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

AS

"THERE ARE

EXCHANGES ALREADY

BETWEEN THE

TWO

SENIOR

I WAS

REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT WHAT SORT OF A GROUP IT SHOULD BE, AND EXPLAINING TO MR LU PING, OUR THINKING ABOUT THAT; THAT IT SHOULD BE A KONG SMALLISH SIZE GROUP ON WHICH THERE WOULD BE PEOPLE FROM THE HONG GOVERNMENT WHO HAD THE RIGHT SORT OF SPECIALIST EXPERTISE," HE SAID.

"BUT ALSO THAT IT SHOULD BE A FLEXIBLE SORT OF ORGANISATION, SO DO SO IF THEY NEEDED TO ADD EXPERTS ON TO IT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUST LIKE THE JLG DOES," HE ADDED.

HE SAID THE CHINESE WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT: THAT, QUITE THE "THEY HAVE

THAT. NO CHANGE AT ALL IN UNDERTAKEN CONTRARY; QUITE CLEAR THAT THEY DO SUPPORT IT; QUITE CLEAR THAT THEY WANT IT TO BE GOT ON WITH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID HE ALSO TOUCHED ON OTHER ISSUES WHEN HE WITH MR LU, SUCH AS VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS ARRIVING HERE; THE PROBLEM OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH CHINA, THROUGH GUANGXI AND GUANGDONG; QUESTION OF CO-OPERATION ON POLICE MATTERS.

THE

AND THE

BETWEEN IN CALL, SIR DAVID SAID.

"I SAID THAT I WAS VERY KEEN TO ENCOURAGE CO-OPERATION ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE SECURITY AUTHORITIES GUANGDONG TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THE QUESTION OF WHAT YOU MIGHT CROSS-BORDER CRIMES, SMUGGLING OF WEAPONS AND SO ON,

TALKS ON MFA EXTENSION

* *

EVENING

FOR THE

FOOTMAN, WILL

MULTILATERAL

THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOR

(THURSDAY) THIS GENEVA NEGOTIATIONS ON THE EXTENSION OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA).

LEAVE

THE MFA WILL EXPIRE ON JULY BEFORE THEN ITS FUTURE.

31.

SIGNATORIES NEED ΤΟ DECIDE

IS IMPLEMENTATION

INTENDED ΤΟ

OF A

SERVE AS URUGUAY

A ROUND

AN EXTENSION OF THE ARRANGEMENT

DEVICE PENDING THE

BRIDGING AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.

DISCUSSIONS

SINCE

MAY,

EXPORTING "DESPITE CONTINUOUS IMPORTING COUNTRIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT TERMS FOR EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT,

AND

ON

THE

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MR FOOTMAN SAID.

"THERE WILL BE TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS IN THE DAYS AHEAD, BUT REASONABLY OPTIMISTIC THAT A BALANCED DECISION CAN BE REACHED END OF JULY," HE ADDED.

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BY

THE

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