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MDLOAN 2392

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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

TELNO 1821

OF 0410OOZ OCTOBER 89

HKC031/22

AND TO PRIORITY OTTAWA, CANBERRA, WELLINGTON

ADOR GO

MIPT: THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP: JOINT

COMMUNIQUE

THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP HELD ITS THIRTEENTH

MEETING IN LONDON FROM 27-29 SEPTEMBER 1989.

1.

2.

THE GROUP HAD A COMPREHENSIVE AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON

DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG SINCE THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THE TWO SIDES

BELIEVE THE FAITHFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG IS VITAL FOR ENSURING THE MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S LONG TERM PROSPERITY AND

STABILITY. BOTH SIDES REAFFIRMED THEIR CONTINUED DETERMINATION

TO ABIDE BY THE JOINT DECLARATION AND TO FULFILL THE VARIOUS

RESPONSIBILITIES IT LAYS DOWN.

3. THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP ALSO REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE

ISSUES OUTSTANDING SINCE THE GROUP'S TWELFTH MEETING: THIS WAS

USEFUL FOR THE FUTURE WORK OF THE GROUP.

4. THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP DECIDED THAT ITS NEXT MEETING WOULD

TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM 5-8 DECEMBER 1989.

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