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something for Hong Kong, particularly in
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From the Prime Minister
that he would like important problems
settled before he visited Hong Kong).
If the Prime Minister went to Hong Kong,
people would be bound to ask why HMG had
not done anything about this. The aim in
making an approach to the Community would
have to be to get something realistic for
Hong Kong: Hong Kong had their eyes open
and would not be interested in cosmetic
operations.
2. Mr. Robinson said that Sir Murray
MacLehose had seemed to accept in his
meeting with the Secretary of State that
Hong Kong would not get anything from such
merzly
an approach. However, he was adamant that
something should be done about Mr. Rippon's
undertakings. Mr. Robinson said that
it would not be incompatible with the
Rippon undertakings to take Hong Kong's
case to the Community next year. Mr. Butlei
said that it was very difficult to open
the matter now and that it might be better to wait until the Scheme was in operation.
3.
Mr. Stuart stressed the political
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