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GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO PEKING, 3-5 DECEMBER:

PRESS RELEASE.

1. TEXT IN NCNA BULLETIN OF 5 DECEMBER IS AS FOLLOWS :

BEGINS

GI PENGFEI, CHINESE STATE COUCILLOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL MET HERE TODAY WITH SIR DAVID WILSON, GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.

VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHOU NAN, WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE MEETING, TOLD REPORTERS THAT JI AND WILSON EXCHANGED VIEWS ON ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN IN A FRIENDLY AND HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE.

AFTER THE THIRTY-MINUTE MEETING, THE CHINESE GAVE A BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNOR.

WILSON CAME HERE ON A WORKING VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF ZHOU NAN AFTER HIS VISITS TO GUANGZHOU AND SHANGHAI.

DURING HIS STAY HERE, THE GOVERNOR HELD TALKS WITH THE CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT COMMUNIQUE (SIC) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA AND BRITAIN ON THE ISSUE OF

HONG KONG.

LI HOU AND LU PING, DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL BRIEFED WILSON ON THE PROCESSION (SIC) OF THE WORK OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING OF THE HONG

KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.

BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT THE TALKS AND MEETINGS WERE CONDUCIVE

(SIC).

WILSON AND HIS PARTY ARE SCHEDULED TO WIND UP THEIR VISIT AND

LEAVE FOR HONG KONG TOMORROW.

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