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HK, EU to strengthen structured dialogue
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-07-18 18:48
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the
European Union (EU) Commission should develop, broaden and deepen cooperation in
areas of common interest through a structured dialogue, a joint statement said
here Monday.
Both sides are instructing respective officials to assess options and
recommend ways forward in this regard, said the statement issued by Donald
Tsang, chief executive of HKSAR, and Jose Manuel Barrose, president of the EU
Commission.
The two parties further agreed that it would be useful to periodically review
progress in the dialogue at the leadership level and update mutual agenda to
meet future demands as their dynamic relationship continues, the statement
added.
The statement also mentioned the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World
Trade Organization, which will be held in Hong Kong in December. Since trade has
been a key driver in EU-Hong Kong relations, both sides attach great importance
to achieving a substantive outcome of the conference which will pave the way for
the successful conclusion of the Doha Development Round.
It is Barroso's first visit to China as president of the EU Commission. Hong
Kong is the last stop of his five-day official visit. He had visited Beijing,
Shanghai and Macao before his arrival in Hong Kong.
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