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VIII. Visits/exchanges

Feb 13 : Press interview

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Chinese civil servants were willing to communicate

with Hong Kong civil servants and welcomed Hong Kong civil

servants to pay visits to the Mainland.

Feb 17: Briefings by UC & USD

41.

supported

UC's promotion of

the Mainland and HK.

The

The HKMAC strongly

cultural exchanges between

appropriate contact points should be the Arts and Sports Department) in NCNA and the Second Department of

Direct contact with the relevant departments in the

Mainland before 1997 might not be appropriate as HK was

still under the British administration.

HKMAC.

Feb 19 Press interview

42.

Wang

said that the CS and Wang both agreed that

contact between officials of Hong Kong and Chinese should

be increased.

Feb 21 Round up session with CAB

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43.

Wang said

he had benefitted much from this

exchange visit and had the opportunity to exchange views

frankly and with HKG officials.

Although he had not come

for working meetings and no resolution were reached, the

exchange of ideas he had had with HKG officials would be

useful reference tc him in his dealings with Hong Kong

matters.

He added that he would not disclose contents of

these exchanges to the media.