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CHANGED. HE STRESSED THAT HK'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY WOULD BENEFIT CHINA AND THE WORLD.

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AT A MEETING WITH VISITING HK SURVEYORS IN PEKING, THE HEAD OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT AT THE HK AND MACAU OFFICE, CHEN ZUO'ER, EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER HK'S INFLATION AND CONTINUING RISING PRICES IN THE RUN-UP TO 1997 (27.11).

9. SPEAKING TO A VISITING HK DELEGATION, DIRECTOR OF THE HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE LU PING CALLED ON THE HKG TO TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT ECONOMIC UPHEAVALS BEFORE 1997 (2.12). HE STRESSED THE NEED FOR HK TO MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE ADMINISTRATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BL.

VISIT TO HK BY CHINESE OFFICIALS

10. THE VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, CHEN ZIYING, WOULD VISIT HK DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF DECEMBER, SING PAO REPORTED (2.12). THE PAPER NOTED THAT MR CHEN WAS THE MOST SENIOR OFFICIAL IN THE HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE TO VISIT HK SINCE LU PING'S VISIT IN MARCH. MR CHEN WAS VISITING HK AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR. BOTH STANDARD AND SCMP (3.12) NOTED THE DIRECTOR OF THE HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, LU PING, WOULD VISIT HK NEXT MONTH AND MEET THE GOVERNOR.

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THE HK ECONOMIC JOURNAL QUOTED (3.12) TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER SIU MAN-CHEONG AS SAYING THAT THE TAIPEI GOVERNMENT HAD IN PRINCIPAL DECIDED NOT TO WITHDRAW ITS ORGANISATIONS FROM HK AFTER 1997. ON THE CONTRARY, IT WOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND HK.

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