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11.

QU suggested that five to six professors should be

invited to Hong Kong

under

to

obtain a better understanding of

Hong Kong and the training needs of prospective course

members. We counter-proposed

Hong Kong in March/April.

Accommodation

to invite

two

or three

to

12.

We were shown round the Hong Kong Macau Centre

(HKMC) and Beijing Friendship Hotel (BFH), both of which

are four-star hotels with a comprehensive range of dining

HKMC is situated in the

and recreational facilities.

eastern part of Peking city not far from the Embassy

District but about an hour away from QU. It charges US$90

per day for a single room. Although the hotel was only

opened in 1991, parts of it are already looking a little

'tired'.

13.

BFH is a large garden hotel, covering an area of

over 330,000 square

It was built in 1954 and

recently renovated to

metres.

international standards.

Residents

are all foreigners working in China. BFH is situated about

10 minutes from QU. It also charges US$90 per day for a

single room; but because the hotel is associated with the

State Council, НКМАО undertook

negotiate "a more

to

favourable package" for Hong Kong civil servants.

are

to be provided through NCNA. On balance,

favour of accommodating course members in BFH.

Details

we are in

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