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(D) ICAC
Mr. Jopling sought assurance that care was taken in the handling of complaints referred to ICAC. CS commented that ICAC were similarly concerned. However, he accepted that such a specialised agency could drift outside the scope for which it was originally established and that this line of attack would most likely come from corrupt persons themselves but that ICAC always took
special care before embarking on any investigation.
(The Lord Privy Seal, The Governor, Messrs, Donald, Arnold and
Westbrook joined the meeting).
Topics raised with the LPS
3.
(A) The LPS's visit to China
The LPS gave a brief account of his recent
visit to China and said that he had
it was
raised the question of Hong Kong's future with Chi Peng-fei and Zhao Zi-yang.
reported that Zhao had indicated to the LPS
that he was aware of Hong Kong land-owners' worry about the future of Hong Kong. Whilst
reiterating China's attitude on Chinese
sovereignty over Hong Kong, Zhao stressed
the need to maintain the economic growth
and prosperity of Hong Kong, and its position as a free port and commercial and financial
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