27.
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100
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would stress that these are impressions based on
my experiences
over a somewhat
limited
and undoubtedly
artificial period when everyone was on their best behaviour
and determined to get on!
inaccurate.
As such, they could well prove
However, many of these officials exhibited a
sincerity which appeared to be genuine and not assumed. In
the course of the visit, we did meet some hard-line
Communists one of whom – Mr YU Shouhai (J
Shouhai(于寿海
the Deputy Director of the HKMAO's Fourth Department
clearly not
virtually the
was
interested either in us or Hong Kong and spent
entire dinner discussing trivial issues such
as food and drink. However, people like him appeared to be
the exception, and if the younger officials like Mr WANG
typical of China's future bureaucrats, I believe there
are
is reason for hope.
Administrative Arrangements
28.
The Chinese side's
faultless and the
were
was very well organized.
in
'administrative arrangements
entire trip from beginning to end
The standard of our accommodation
the Swissôtel in the Hong Kong and Macau Centre was that
international five star hotel. All our meals were
of an
eaten in first class restaurants. However, every single-
moment of our trip, with very few exceptions, was planned,
and the minders hardly let us out of their sight from the
beginning to the end of the day.
They were almost
desperately anxious to make sure that we were happy and, on
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