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The Course

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7.

the

and

Agreement has been reached over the objectives of

Course, in

to

increase the

particular, the need

knowledge of HK civil servants of the political, social,

economic and legal systems in China; and to promote contact

understanding between Mainland and Hong Kong

officials. To achieve these cbjectives, we emphasised that

the Course should consist of a balance of classroom

teaching, and visits and meetings with government

the arrangement of which will require HKMAO's

HKMAO noted the request and agreed to assist.

officials

assistance.

8.

It was readily agreed that the Course would

consist of five weeks of study in Peking, and two weeks of

visits to places outside Peking covering two to three

locations.

economic

the

The purpose of the visits is to compare the

development along the coastal area,

Yangtzejiang area and the border area, and to study the

relationship between central and local government.

ündertook to make suggestions about the places which

worth visiting and provide details on the highlights

QU

are

of

each place.