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4.
Thereafter discussion could continue with Hong Kong's most
pressing current problem immigration from China (Brief No.2
below) and then move on to New Territories leases (Brief No.3)
and relations with China generally. There is not much more to
say on this latter point than was in the brief for Sir Murray's
abortive meeting with the Secretary of State (copy at Brief No.8
below), but the Governor may have some suggestions to make.
5. Mr Blaker might then take up the question of democratic reform,
on which we have already submitted separately. This could be taken
together with the subject of parliamentary interest and Hong Kong
pressure groups (Brief No.4), though we shall need to make it
clear that the interest in democracy is not limited to the Hong
Kong pressure groups and their allies in Parliament here, but is
shared by many moderate MPs, including some who are quite well
informed about Hong Kong.
6. The Minister might then ask the Governor to report on his con-
versations on 10 January with the Defence Secretary and the Chief
of the General Staff about the Hong Kong garrison (Brief No.5),
and consider whether there is anything further that we in the FCO
need to do at this stage to support Hong Kong's case.
7.
Finally, if time permits, the Minister could discuss the stage
reached so far in the negotiations for the introduction of a second
airline on the London/Hong Kong route (Brief No.6) and consider the
state of the Hong Kong economy and its implications for the next
Hong Kong Budget (Brief No.7).
Hong Kong and General Department