TNAG-1371-FCO40-1817-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 11

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THE FOLLOWING HAS ISSUED TODAY IN RESTOFF 20 AN ARTICLE TV TODAY'S ST: POST (STORY FOLICYS):

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS,

IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUESTIONS ON A REPORT IN THE

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST TODAY (SATURDAY) ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN +UMBRELLA+ COMMITTEE IN THE GOVERNMENT TO OVERSEE HONG KONG'S DEVELOPING RELATIONS WITH CHINA, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOR SOME YEARS A NUMBER OF WELL-ESTABLISHED GROUPS HAD SEEN WORKING WITHIN SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION LINKS AND TO TACKLE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE GUANGDONG AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA. SO FAR THIS YEAR, SOME 11 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE JOURNEY. IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR FERRY AND LAND TRANSPORT ARE BEING DEVELOPED. THE DOUBLE TRACKING OF THE RAILWAY TO QUANGZHOU AND THE BUILDING OF LOK MA CHAU BRIDGE WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG'S OWN RAILWAY AND ROAD SYSTEMS, HE SAID. MEASURES HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE COMMON PROBLEM OF POLLUTION IN THE SHENZHEN RIVER.

THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IN THE CONTINUING IMPORTANT EFFORT TO IMPROVE HONG KONG'S INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICAL RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE.

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