[SCMP Archive] Federation delegation to visit Beijing for talks
About 2,000 staff and pupils from Hong Kong International School marked the end of term in style yesterday by standing in formation on a playing field to make the school logo. Their effort was captured by photographers hovering overhead in a Royal Navy helicopter.
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[First published on Dec 22, 1990] The Liberal Democratic Federation will visit Beijing next month to discuss Hong Kong’s economic issues, including the Chek Lap Kok airport project, with Chinese officials.
The group’s trip is set for January 13, a day after the second round of Sino-Hong Kong expert airport talks in Beijing and prior to Governor Sir David Wilson’s China visit.
The delegation, to be led by Chairman Mr Hu Fa-kuang, will be the first mission to China by one of the territory’s budding political parties.
The 150-strong federation, inaugurated in November, comprises members mostly from the business and professional sectors.
Mr Hu last night said the local New China News Agency had arranged for them to meet the director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affair Office, Mr Lu Ping.
He added that they had also asked the agency to help arrange a session with other senior Chinese leaders.