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DO HONG KONG DESKBY 01010OZ
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FUTURE EGRET
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FM FCO 301745Z NOV 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1010 OF 30 NOVEMBER
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT
YOUR TELNO 1395 AND PEKING TELNO 801: FUTURE EGRET: LORD
BELSTEAD'S VISIT
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WE ARE ADDING THESE POINTS TO THE BRIEF FOR THE PRESS
CONFERENCE. THE DRAFT ANSWERS BROADLY FOLLOW THE IDEAS IN PEKING
TUR EXCEPT THAT WE WOULD PREFER AN EXPANDED ANSWER TO QUESTION 2 ON
ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
BEGINS: 'HMG AIMS THROUGH DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
TO AGREE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE WHICH WILL MAINTAIN HONG
KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY IN A WAY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. BOTH WE AND
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE MOTIVES
FOR REACHING SUCH AN AGREEMENT. WE ARE ENTERING THE
DISCUSSIONS ON THE BASIS OF FIRMNESS AND FLEXIBILITY.
ARE FIRM ON OUR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN THE WELL-BEING AND WAY
OF LIFE OF HONG KONG. WE ARE FLEXIBLE ON THE MEANS OF
ACHIEVING THIS. THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT CONTINUITY
SHOULD BE EFFECTIVELY GUARANTEED. ' ENDS.
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