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LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO CHINA

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY BULLETIN OF 24 JUNE

CARRIED THE FOLLOWING REPORT:

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CHINESE VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER HOLDS TALKS WITH BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS (SIC).

CHINESE VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER ZHOU NAN DISCUSSED INTERNATIONAL

ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN AND BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH VISITING

BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS LORD GLENARTHUR HERE TODAY.

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN MET WITH LORD GLENARTHUR. THEY EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINO-BRITISH

RELATIONS. THEY RECALLED THE CLOSE COOPERATION ON THE HONG KONG I SSUE AND AGREED TO CONTINUE SUCH CLOSE COOPERATION SO AS TO ENSURE THE ALL-ROUND AND THOROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT

DECLARATION ON HONG KONG AND GUARANTEE THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY IN HONG KONG. THE BRITISH VISITOR ARRIVE JUNE 21 AS ZHOU NAN'S GUEST.

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