TNAG-1862-FCO40-2639-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1989 — Page 161

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OUR TELNO 929, YOUR TELNO 706 : PEKING TELNO 583 VISIT OF MAINLAND BLDC MEMBERS TO HONG KONG

1. JI SHAOXIANG OF NCNA TELEPHONED CLIFT ON 10 APRIL. HE RECALLED HIS CONVERSATION A FEW DAYS AGO WITH WIGGHAM THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE HELPFUL IF THE THREE GROUPS OF MAINLAND DRAFTERS COMING FOR THE SECOND CONSULTATION COULD, AS WITH THE VISITORS LAST YEAR, CALL ON SELECTED HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

2. JI SAID THAT HE HAD CONFIRMED IN PEKING THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS COULD BE DONE. THE PLANS FOR THE THREE GROUPS WERE

AS FOLLOWS:

FIRST GROUP : LED BY WANG HANBIN. TOTAL NUMBERS 14. OTHER PRINCIPAL

MEMBERS: CHI WEICAO AND LU PING. DATES: 20 APRIL TO 3 MAY 1989.

SECOND GROUP: LED BY FEI XIAOTONG. TOTAL NUMBERS 14. OTHER PRINCIPAL

MEMBERS: ZAO YUYUN (LEADING LAWYER), CHEN CHU (SENIOR OFFICIAL IN HKMAO OF STATE COUNCIL, LI HOU, LI YUMIN (BANK OF CHINA). DATES: 22 MAY TO 5 JUNE 1989.

THIRD GROUP:

LED BY HU SHENG. OTHER PRINCIPAL MEMBERS: MADAM LEI JICHUNG (VICE CHAIRMAN, STANDING COMMITTEE, NPC), LIAO HUI, LU PING, YUNG LUNGGUI (FINANCIAL ADVISER TO STATE COUNCIL). DATES: 26 JUNE TO 9 JULY 1989.

3. JI ASKED IF WE COULD SUGGEST VISITS TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR EACH GROUP IN, SAY, THE LAST TWO DAYS OF EACH STAY IN HONG KONG. THE CHINESE HOPED THAT EACH GROUP COULD VISIT DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

4. WE WELCOME NCNA'S SUGGESTIONS AND WILL NOW PROCEED TO MAKE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

5. JI ALSO GAVE DETAILS OF THE PLANNED VISIT BY JI PENGFEI,

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