TNAG-1624-FCO40-2238-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1987 — Page 38

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(i) between individual departments on the basis of

direct interest;

(ii)

a special effort on the PADS study and

Metroplan;

(iii) a regular, annual senior visit headed by SLW.

SES asked about the stage at which a briefing on PADS

would be given. SLW explained that the first output of the

study (on the container port beyond Terminal 7) would be ready

by mid-1988. A first briefing could take place then. There

was unlikely to be further information on the airport for some

time yet. He hoped that in the long-term more formal contacts on overall planning could take place as the Pearl River Delta developed, as had been the intention behind this initial

visit. CS asked SLW to prepare a note on follow-up for the

Governor.

Action: SLW

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CS also asked members to provide to the Secretary

information on their various cross-border contacts and visits

(other than the well-known police, immigration and customs

liaison links). This would enable a note to be prepared for

the Governor. RS/NT commented that information derived from

such contacts was often confusing. It was important to be able to pick out the viable projects from among those mooted by the

various Chinese authorities, who appeared to compete among

themselves. CS agreed, and asked members to keep the Secretary

informed in future of all snippets of information picked up

through cross-border contacts, no matter how confusing or

contradictory.

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Action: All

Members/Secretary