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FM HONG KONG 250147Z FEB 81
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 194 OF 25 FEBRUAR
FROM GOVERNOR FOR CLIFT.
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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: MEETINGS 9N THE MORNING OF TUESDAY
31 MARCH I PROPOSE A TWO PART MEETING WITH OFFICIALS, THE FIRST ON BILATERIAL ISSUES AND THE SECOND ON HK/CHINA ISSUES.
2. TO ASSIST YOU IN BRIEFING SECRETARY OF STATE, I SUGGEST THE
FOLLOWING AGENDA:
(A) BILATERAL ISSUES
(1) INTRODUCTION.
A VERY SHORT BRIEF FOR S FOR S ON THE HK ECONOMY AND THE
PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT.
(11) NATIONALITY BILL
THIS WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON HOW THINGS PROGRESS IN THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE BILL. HOWEVER, I SHOULD LIKE TO USE THE MEETING TO DISCUSS TACTICS, THE DEGREE OF LOCAL UNEASE AND POSSIBLY MEASURES FOR ALLEVIATING THE GENERAL FEELINGS OF DISTANCING THAT THIS AND CTHER EVENTS HAVE PRODUCED.
(111) REFUGEES
I HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY ON THIS PROBLEM AND OUR HOPE THAT
UK WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE SORT OF GESTURE WHICH WOULD PREVENT
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FROM EITHER CUTTING OR SLOWING DOWN THERI OWN PROGRAMMES.
(IV) UNIVERSITY FEES.
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I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER OUR OWN PROPOSALS FOR PRESERVING EDUCATIONAL
AND CULTURAL LINKS WITH THE UK AND PERHAPS LOOK AHEAD TO AN
EVENTUAL CHANGE IN HMG'S POSITION.
(V) TEXTILES.
A VERY BRIEF MARKER ON THE M F A AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ILL-FEELING
HERE.
(IV) DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
I WOULD LIKE BRIEFLY TO DISCUSS PROGRESS SO FAR AND EXPLAIN HOW WE
SEE THE SCHEME DEVELOPING
(B) HK/CHINA ISSUES
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WOULD BE TO ALLOW SECRETARY OF
STATE TO GO OVER WITH US HIS CHINA BRIEFS SO FAR AS THEY AFFECT HK.
IN ADDITION I PROPOSE WE DISCUSS BRIEFLY:
(1) GENERAL HK/CHINA RELATIONS:
GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE WAY OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA HAVE DEVELOPED
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS INCLUDING PARTICULARLY CONTACTS WITH
GUANGDONG AND THE NEW ECONOMIC ZONES.
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