CONFIDENTIAL
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MDHIAN 1674
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2893
OF 271028Z SEPTEMBER 90
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
NEW AIRPORT: EXPERT TALKS
HK C 182 12
OCTWX
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1. JI SHAOXIANG (NCNA) INFORMED DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER THIS MORNING (28 SEPTEMBER) THAT A TEAM OF CHINESE EXPERTS WOULD LIKE TO VISIT HONG KONG IN MID-OCTOBER TO DISCUSS THE NEW AIRPORT WITH HONG KONG EXPERTS.
2. JI HANDED OVER A NOTE WHICH CONTAINED THE NAMES OF THE TEAM AS FOLLOWS:
A) YONG LONGGUI (DELEGATION LEADER), ECONOMIST
B) LUO JIAHUAN, HEAD, RESEARCH OFFICE, HONG KONG/MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, STATE COUNCIL
C) WANG YIPING, DEPARTMENT HEAD, STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
D) LI JINCHANG, DEPARTMENT HEAD, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE, STATE COUNCIL
E) HU XULING, SENIOR ECONOMIST, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
F) QIAN KUNSHEN, CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, CAAC
G) LI YILIN, DEPUTY HEAD, GUANGDONG PLANNING COMMISSION
H) ZUO MU, HEAD, RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, NCNA CHONG KONG BRANCH)
COMMENT:
3. THIS IS WELCOME NEWS. WE HAD FEARED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME DISPUTE OVER WHETHER EXPERTS SHOULD MEET HERE OR IN PEKING, BUT THE CHINESE APPEAR TO HAVE ACCEPTED OUR INVITATION WITHOUT DEMUR. WE ARE CONSIDERING THE COMPOSITION OF OUR OWN TEAM AND WILL DISCUSS PRECISE DATES WITH NCNA IN DUE COURSE.
WILSON
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