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HK, Guangdong and Macao to hold liaison and co-ordinating meeting

     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government, the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Macao SAR Government will convene the Liaison and Co-ordinating Meeting of Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao in Jointly Taking Forward the Implementation of the “Framework for Development and Reform Planning for Pearl River Delta Region” on February 19 in Hong Kong.

     “The meeting will explore the follow-up actions of the framework,”a Government spokesman said today (February 10).

     “The Hong Kong SAR Government attaches great importance to the agenda as proposed by the ‘Framework’ to promote closer co-operation among Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao,” he said.

     Under the principle of “One Country, Two Systems”, the Hong Kong SAR Government will proactively take forward discussions with the governments of Guangdong and Macao to follow up comprehensively the implementation of the “framework” with a view to formulating the strategy, targets and concrete measures on promoting closer co-operation among Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao.

Ends/Tuesday, February 10, 2009