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DESKBY 070100Z
FM FCO 061530Z JUN 80
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 454 OF 6 JUNE,
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
MY TELNO 444: PQS
1.
PARA.5 OF TUR. DRAFT NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES AS FOLLOWS:
(A) Q. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE NEW
TERRITORIES LEASE
A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASE
AS SUCH, BUT THE SUBJECT OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE WAS
TOUCHED UPON DURING THE VISIT TO LONDON OF PREMIER HUA
GUOFENG IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. MY RIGHT HON. FRIEND THE
PRIME MINISTER INDICATED IN HER REPLY OF 4 DECEMBER TO
THE HON. MEMBER FOR LIVERPOOL, SCOTLAND EXCHANGE, THAT
WE HAD AGREED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT THAT WE SHARED
AN INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY
OF HONG KONG AND THAT WE AGREED TO KEEP IN CONTACT ON THE
SUBJECT.
(B)
Q.
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON SOVEREIGNTY
OVER HONG KONG
A. NO SUCH DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN HELD.
(C) Q. BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG - KONG
A. THERE ARE AT PRESENT NO INDICATIONS THAT BUSINESS CONFI-
DENCE IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE TERMS OF THE PEKING
CONVENTION OF 1898. IN MARCH 1979, THE GOVERNOR OF
HONG KONG WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED BY VICE PREMIER DENG
XIAOPING TO TELL INVESTORS TO 'PUT THEIR MINDS AT EASE'
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
(D) Q. PROPOSED NEW AIRPORT FOR HONG KONG ON LANTAU ISLAND, NEW
TERRITORIES
A. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE COMMISSIONED A FEASIBILITY
STUDY INTO THE SITING OF A NEW AIRPORT ON LANTAU ISLAND.
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