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thought it might be best to begin with a report on his own recent visit to China. This was agreed.
it was his first visit to China.
meetings with Chinese Ministers.
The LPS said
He had held a series of
He had been struck by
the friendship and goodwill he had encountered. He had held talks with the Vice-Premier, Ji Peng-fei, and with the Premier Zhao Ziyang, and with both had discussed the future of Hong Kong.
Relationships UK/HK/China and the Lease Issue
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The LPS said he would like to read from the record of his meetings with the Ministers and proceeded to do so.
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The LPS said that what he had to say was for Members' information only,
and asked that no record be taken of
the passages he was going to read
from the notes of his meetings.
The LPS said he was particularly impressed with Premier Zhao Ziyang. He appeared very much in command and struck him as a man who knew what he was doing. The Ministers' willingness to discuss Hong Kong's future reflected a significant and encouraging change in attitude.
They
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