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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1994

HK WISHES MORE CONTACT WITH CHINA

THE COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT WISH TO SEE MORE CONTACT WITH CHINA AND MORE VISITS TO AND FROM CHINA ON A WHOLE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND, IN PARTICULAR, ΤΟ MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER HER VISIT TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ABOUT THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S VISIT TO CHINA, MRS CHAN SAID IT WAS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL VISIT.

"IN PARTICULAR, I AM GLAD THAT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MR HUI TO MEET WITH DIRECTOR LU PING AND DISCUSS WITH THE DIRECTOR AND HIS COUNTERPART IN CHINA THE QUESTION OF CO-OPERATION ON MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER," MRS CHAN SAID.

"THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR HONG KONG AND MR HUI'S VISIT INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PERSONAL CONTACT.

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR HOPED THAT IN ADDITION TO CO-OPERATING LAW AND ORDER, HONG KONG WOULD ALSO SER GREATER CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA ON A WHOLE RANGE OF OTHER ISSUES.

"AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY MATTERS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE.

"AS WOULD HOPE

COUNTERPARTS VERY HAPPY CHAN SAID.

THE GOVERNOR AND I HAVE MADE CLEAR ON MANY OCCASIONS, WE VERY MUCH TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH AS MANY OF OUR AND IN PARTICULAR WITH DIRECTOR LU PING AND WE WOULD BE TO MEET WITH DIRECTOR LU PING ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, MRS

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