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CONSIDERED REALIGNMENT OF THE SHENZHEN RIVER. ZHU SAID THAT WHEN REALIGNED, THE LINE OF CONTROL ON THE TWO SIDES SHOULD BE THE STRAIGHTENED RIVER. LAND WHICH WOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE SHIFTED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND VICE VERSA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BELONG TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CONE OF ZHU'S AIDES LATER EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NOT PRECISELY THE CHINESE PROPOSAL. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF HONG KONG LAND WHICH WOULD BE SITUATED ON THE NORTH OF THE RIVER SHOULD BELONG TO SHENZHEN. AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF THE MUCH LARGER PIECE OF SHENZHEN LAND WHICH WOULD BE SITUATED ON THE SOUTH SHOULD BELONG TO HONG KONG. THE REMAINDER SHOULD BE SHENZHEN'S CROSS- BORDER FARMING LAND). ZHU SAID THAT THE QUESTION OF RIVER ALIGNMENT SHOULD NOT BE LINKED TO THE ISSUE OF BOUNDARIES AT SEA.
14. I AGREED THAT THE WORKING GROUP SHOULD BE REACTIVATED. IT SHOULD CONSIDER PRACTICAL AND ECONOMIC WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE RIVER PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THE QUESTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL IN THE TWO BAYS SHOULD BE RESOLVED. THIS AFFECTED SECURITY MATTERS. THE SEA BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS THE LAND BOUNDARIES WERE NOW RIPE FOR RESOLUTION.
15. COMMENT. THE PROPOSAL AS PUT BY ZHU SENLIN MIGHT MAKE MORE SENSE THAN THE COMPLICATED VARIANT. I CAN SEE PROBLEMS IN THE IDEA OF FORMALLY CEDING ANY LAND TO SHENZHEN AND VICE VERSE, WHEREVER THE LINE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL WHICH MAY BE AGREED.
GROUP TOURS
16. SOME 7 GROUP TOURS A DAY VISIT HONG KONG FROM GUANGDONG. ZHU ASKED FOR AN INCREASE OF 1 OR 2 GROUPS A DAY. THERE IS NOW A QUEUE OF APPLICANTS OF 6 MONTHS. I SAID THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER
THIS.
SECURITY ISSUES
17. ZHU SAID THAT GAUNGDONG WOULD KEEP UP ITS VIGILANCE AGAINST
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TRYING TO COME TO HONG KONG (NUMBERS ARE UP 38 PER CENT THIS YEAR). HE ALSO SAID THAT GUANGDONG WOULD CONTINUE TO CO-ORDINATE ITS ACTIONS AGAINST SMUGGLING WITH US. ALSO TO CO-OPERATE WITH US AGAINST SMUGGLING IN OF GUNS AND CRIMINAL ELEMENTS HIRED TO COMMIT ROBBERIES IN HONG KONG. LASTLY, HE SAID THAT GUANGDONG WOULD RETURN SMUGGLED CARS TO US WHEN THESE WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN. RECENTLY 13 SMUGGLING BOATS HAD BEEN CAPTURED (9 FROM HONG KONG AND 4 FROM TAIWAN) WITH 16 CARS ON
BOARD.
18. I SAID THAT I WAS PLEASED THAT THERE WOULD NOW BE A PSB
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