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NCNA
5. NCNA HK BRANCH DIRECTOR ZHOU NAN CONFIRMED THAT THE AGENCY HAD SET UP A SPOKESMAN SYSTEM AND HAD APPOINTED A VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE BRANCH, CHANG JUNZHENG, AS THE SPOKESMAN.
SOVIET CRISIS
6. THE ECONOMIC TIMES (23.8) QUOTED ZHOU NAN AS COMMENTING THAT
CHINA'S POLICY TOWARDS HK WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOVIET UNION.
NATIONALITY
7. THE TAIWAN AUTHORITIES WERE CONSIDERING FURTHER RELAXING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HK AND MACAU RESIDENTS SEEKING RESETTLEMENT THERE, THE MEDIA (27.8) REPORTED. CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN TO ALLOWING PEOPLE WHOSE SPOUSE HAD A PARENT IN TAIWAN TO BE GRANTED RESIDENT STATUS.
FLOOD RELIEF
8. THE HK ECONOMIC JOURNAL (27.8) REPORTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF CHINA'S FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS, TIAN JIYUN, TOLD THE BAUHINIA THAT HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP OFFERED BY HK AND
MACAU COMPATRIOTS FOR FLOOD RELIEF IN CHINA.
FORD
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DISTRIBUTION
64
MAIN
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
PUSD
.(RESTRICTED)
RAD
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
4
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
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