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WILL MEET HONG KONG'S ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.

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177. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX II TO THE JOING DECLARATION, JOINT LIAISON GROUP NOW HAS ITS PRINCIPAL BASE IN HONG KONG, ALTHOUGH IT WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR IN PEKING AND LONDON. THIS WILL, I AM SURE, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CONTACT AT WORKING LEVEL. IT WILL ALSO HELP THE PROCESS OF REACHING A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ACTION IS NEEDED BOTH TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT DECLARATION AND TO KEEP LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY AT A HIGH LEVEL UP TO 1997.

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