CONFIDENTIAL
HALK 011/1
13 DEC 1985
GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2801
OF 11103OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
PAZ/
1
¡AGB 13/12
374 MIPT: VISIT TO JI PENGFE: TALKS : PRESS RELEASE.
FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE AGREED WITH JF PENGFER'S
DELEGATION FOLLOWING THIS MORNING'S TALKS ISSUED AT 1630
LOCAL TODAY:
STATE COUNCILLOR, JI PENGFE, AND THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD
YOUDE, MET AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS MORNING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS.
THEY HAD A
DBR FGBY DISCUSSION, IN THE COUPSE OF WHICH THE GOVERNOR
EXPLAINED THE PRESENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG TO MP JI
PENGFEI. MP JI GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE TIMETABLE AND PROCEDURES
ENVISAGED FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. THEY TOOK NOTE WITH
SATISFACTION OF THE PROGRESS MADE, AND OF THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION
SHOWN, DURING THE INITIAL PERIOD OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION DURING THE YEAR SINCE SIGNATURE.
2. THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS, AND AGREED THAT SUCH EXCHANGES WERE USEFUL, AND SHOULD CONTINUE.
3. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR CONFIDENCE IN AND DETERMINATION TO PROMOTE
THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG THROUGH THE FULL AND
FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.
YOUDE
'HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
BIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS KR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY
CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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