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MY VISIT TO PEKIN: MARGINS: PERSONNEL MATTERS

WE PICKED UP THE FOLLOWING TITBITS IN THE MARGINS OF MY VISIT:

(A) ZHOU NAN SAID THAT JI WOULD SOLDIER ON IN HIS PRESENT JOB AFTER THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS NEXT YEAR,

(B) JI SAID HE

HOPED TO VISIT HONG KONG AGAIN NEXT YEAR AFTER THE

PUBLICATION OF THE BASIC LAW. I SAID HE WOULD BE WELCOME AND SHOULD

LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT THINGS HE WISHED TO DO AND SEE:

(C) IN RESPOINSE TO MY QUERY ABOUT WHEN HE WAS GOING TO TAKE UP MY INVITATION TO VISIT HONG KONG, ZHOU ASKED ME TO RENEW MY INVITATION AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER:

(D) KE ZAISHUO TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT HE WOULD MOVE TO HONG KONG

WHEN THE JLG ESTABLISHED ITS PRINCIPAL BASE THERE NEXT YEAR.

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