TNAG-1268-FCO40-1617-China-s-economic-relationship-with-Hong-Kong-Shenzhen-econom-1983 — Page 102

Present:

Draft

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Hong Kong/Shenzhen Joint Expert Working Groups: 2nd Review meeting in Shenzhen : 28 April 1983

Mr.

R.J.T. McLaren

Mr. M.Y. Suen

Mr.

A.K. Mason

Mr. I. MacPherson

Mr. G. Barnes

Mr. M.Y. Leung Mr. P.I. Webb

Mr. Y.P. Cheung

Political Adviser

DS (T) 1

Ag. DS (S)

RS (NT)

RS (HK & K)

Immigration Department

APA

Interpreter

Mr. Zhen Xipei

Mr. Liu Jie

Mr. Shi Demei

Mr. Gao Lin Mr. Chen Zhiguang Mr. Feng Yifu

Mr. Guo Binghao

Mr. Hong Jinduan

Mr. Chen Yuming

Secretary General, Shenzhen Municipal

Government

Deputy Director, Shenzhen Foreign Affairs

Office

Deputy Director, Port Administrative

Office

Shenzhen SEZ Development Corporation Chief Engineer, Shenzhen Municipality Director, Shenzhen Industrial and

Transport Department Deputy Director, Shenzhen Planning

Bureau

Section Head, Shenzhen Foreign Affairs

Interpreter

Office

Review

Mr. Zhen and Mr. McLaren agreed that the joint working groups set up under last Aprifs agreement had achieved steady and useful progress over the past year, especially during the six months since the last review meeting in Hong Kong in October 1982. Of the original four joint working groups, the one on Shenzhen River Controls had been split into two (flood controls; ollution control), and a new working group on the redevelopment of Lo Wu/Shenzhen railway stations had been added. The various working

groups had met on 29 occasions so far and a great deal of patient co-operation on technical matters had been achieved. Mr. McLaren emphasised that very good foundations now existed for the future v rk of the working groups. He stressed that the groups nay encou ter practical limits regarding substantial engineering works requiring particul- arly heavy expenditure but that there was no limit to the Hong Kong side's good will.

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