11.   During his three-day stay in Beijing, Mr Suen will call on the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council and other mainland authorities.

12.   Falun Gong claims that hundreds of followers have died in police custody under a crackdown by mainland Chinese authorities.

13.   He said his company would make every effort to co-operate with the mainland authorities and customers who had been affected in order to resolve problems arising from the interference.

14.   He said the company used to rely on the mainland health authority for inspections.

15.   He said the halt was suggested by mainland authorities after several days of discussions.

16.   In a written reply, the department said they should apply to the mainland authorities.

17.   It also called for the normalisation of ties between Beijing and the Vatican and encouraged mainland authorities to initiate a dialogue with exiled Buddhist leader Dalai Lama.

18.   It is our hope that mainland authorities will take further steps so that both sides of the Taiwan Strait may share peace, prosperity and development.

19.   Mainland authorities repeatedly have warned that Hong Kong must not become a base for subversion.

20.   Mainland Chinese authorities have made no secret of their desire for Hong Kong to maintain its traditionally pro-business conservative business policy that has produced a string of budget surpluses.