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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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NCNA VICE-DIRECTOR, QIN WENJUN, WAS QUOTED ON 2 FEBRUARY, AS SAYING THAT THE SECOND BATCH OF HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISERS WAS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED AROUND THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS MEETING IN MARCH. THE NUMBER OF ADVISERS IN THE BATCH WOULD BE MORE THAN THE 44 IN THE FIRST BATCH. THE NAME LIST WOULD BE DRAWN UP BY BOTH NCNA HONG KONG BRANCH AND HKMAO. (A HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISER, XU XIMEN, SAID THE NUMBER WOULD BE ABOUT 50). SING TAO DAILY REPORTED THAT ADPL'S FREDERICK FUNG AND MEETING POINT'S ANTHONY CHEUNG, WHO HAD BEEN WIDELY TIPPED TO BE APPOINTED, DENIED HAVING BEEN CONTACTED OR INFORMED.

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