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Development is key, Hu tells Tung

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The Hong Kong government should give priority to the development of the city to ensure that its citizens enjoy 'concrete benefits', President Hu Jintao said yesterday.

Mr Hu made the remarks at a breakfast meeting with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in Santiago, Chile, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum summit.

He also pledged the central government's continued support for Hong Kong.

The meeting, the first between the pair since the Boao meeting held in Hainan in April, lasted for about 45 minutes.

Afterwards, the chief executive would only say that the atmosphere of the meeting was good.

Mr Hu described Hong Kong society as stable and the city's economy as recovering, Xinhua reported last night.

'The quest for development, stability and harmony is the mainstream consensus of the society,' he was quoted by Xinhua as saying.

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