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QUESTIONS EG THE AIRPORT IN THE STATE COUNCIL HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE, IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, ALTHOUGH IT INCLUDES HIS COLLEAGUE WANG FENGCHAO, WHO COVERS POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
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THE CHINA DAILY OF 3 JULY QUOTES ZHOU NAN AS STATING THAT THE WORKING COMMITTEE WILL NOT BECOME A SECOND POWER-CENTRE RIVALLING HKG AND THAT IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP: ''NEITHER ONE CAN BE REPLACED BY THE OTHER''.
7. THE PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 3 JULY ALSO PUBLISHED A REPORT OF SOME REMARKS BY ZHANG JUNSHENG, A DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NCNA HONG KONG, APPARENTLY DIRECTED AT COMMENTS MADE BY YOU AND THE GOVERNOR ON THE EVE OF THE MEETINGS IN LONDON ON 1 JULY. ZHANG SAID THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DELAYING THE TALKS ON THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS LAY WITH BRITAIN AND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE AT ISSUE WAS THAT THE BASIS OF THE TALKS WAS THE THREE COMPLIANCES''. THE NEWS THAT YOU WILL VISIT CHINA FROM 8-9 JULY IS PRINTED ALONGSIDE THIS REPORT.
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