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36th JLG meeting Joint Communiqué

The Joint Liaison Group held its thirty-sixth meeting in London on June 5, 6 and 7, 1996.

The group had a discussion about the transfer of Government, including the transitional Budget and related matters, transfer of Archives, Government assets, the handover ceremony etc.; matters relating to Hong Kong's international rights and obligations; Hong Kong's air services agreements and air services arrangements between Hong Kong and Taiwan; Civil Service matters; the defence of Hong Kong and public order; franchises and contracts extending beyond 1997 and related matters, (including the Railway Development strategy and Container Terminals); investment promotion and protection agreements between Hong Kong and relevant countries; surrender of fugitive offenders agreements between Hong Kong and certain countries; mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Hong Kong and certain countries; the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters between Hong Kong and foreign countries; localisation of laws, adaptation of laws; the Court of Final Appeal; the implementation of the provisions of the Joint Declaration relating to the right of abode in Hong Kong after 1997; visa abolition agreements, retirement protection and social welfare; and Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong (boat people and refugees).

The next meeting of the Joint Liaison Group will take place in Peking at a time to be decided.

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Chief Secretary promotes US-HK relations in Dallas

The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, spent the first day (Thursday, Dallas time) of her first official visit to Dallas calling on some of the city's most prominent government and business leaders.

As head of the Hong Kong-USA'96 delegation, Mrs Chan is on a promotional tour of the US to strengthen cultural and economic ties between the two places.

She started her day with a visit to Texas Instruments headquarters where she had a private meeting with Executive Vice President, William Mitchell, and acting President of the company, William Weber.