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YOUR TELNOS 1661 AND 1662 AND TELECON BROOKING/BRADLEY OF 28 MAY: AIRPORT TALKS: PRESS BRIEFINGS
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IN RESPONSE TO REPEATED REQUESTS ACTING PRESS OFFICER GAVE BACKGROUND BRIEFING DRAWING ON SECOND TUR TO SELECTED RESIDENT CORRESPONDENTS HERE ON 28 MAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF QUESTIONING WERE AS FOLLOWS:
A - WHAT DID CONSULTATION'' MEAN ?
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WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM ABOUT BORROWING AND HOW DID THE QUESTION OF BORROWING RELATE TO THE CHINESE ALLEGATIONS OF BACKSLIDING
FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S POSITION ?
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WAS A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SHELVE THE AIRPORT TAKEN BY EXCO AT ITS MEETING TODAY (28 MAY) ? IF NOT, WHAT WAS THE DEADLINE FOR TAKING A DECISION ? WAS THERE ANY POINT IN HOLDING A FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS ?
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WOULD ANY AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES BE PUBLISHED, ESPECIALLY IF THERE WERE TO BE LIMITS ON HKG BORROWING ?
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CHEN ZUO'ER HAD CLAIMED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WANTED GREATER TRANSPARENCY WHY DID THE BRITISH
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