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Preparatory committee etc

21 April

Lu Ping in conversation with a Hong Kong business delegation. If agreement reached in the talks was in with the BL there would be no need to set up another kitchen in 1997. The SAR Preparatory Committee would be involved in work concerning the future SAR and legislation after 1997, it would not be a second power centre. CNS. Hong Kong telno 629

Trade relations

2 April

16 April

Hong Kong Economic Journal quotes An Min of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation that even though Sino British relations had deteriorated because of Hong Kong political developments. The Chinese side would not take sanctions against British interests. Hong Kong telno

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Ju Yongjiang, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation said in canton that Sino British and Sino Hong Kong trade ties had not been affected by the political row. Trade activities were still proceeding on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. He believed the reopening of talks would be conducive to Sino British trade. Hong Kong telno 629

Land Commission

14 April

Sun Yanheng quoted in the press as saying "no date had been fixed for the next meeting of the land Commission, but it had to meet after all". Hong Kong telno 578

Far Eastern Section

30 April 1993

Research and Analysis Department

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