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MKR 026/3
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OO HONG KONG DESKBY 21010OZ
GRS 165
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DESKBY 20010OZ
FM FCO 19170OZ NOV 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 968 OF 19 NOVEMBER
FOR PA FROM HKGD
LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT: BRIEFING
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1. THE BRIEF ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES WILL BE LARGELY BACKGROUND.
FOR THE SECTION DEALING WITH HONG KONG-SHENZHEN CROSS BORDER
CONTACTS WE ARE PROPOSING TO DRAW MAINLY FROM YOUR CORRESPOND-
ENCE DEALING WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT WORKING GROUPS,
RESTING WITH MCLAREN'S LETTER OF 21 OCTOBER TO CLIFT. WE WILL
ATTACH AS ANNEX TO THE BRIEF THE FORMAL AGREEMENT SIGNED ON
30 APRIL. THE POINTS TO MAKE WILL BE MINIMAL: THAT WE WELCOME
INCREASED CONTACTS AS THEY ENABLE HONG KONG TO PLAY A GREATER
ROLE IN CHINA'S MODERNISATION, SO HELPING TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE
IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT THIS WILL BE APPROPRIATE, OR FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY POINS THAT LORD BELSTEAD MIGHT MAKE WHEN MEETING UNOFFICIALS,
BUSINESSMEN AND THE PRESS. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS BY 090OZ
23 NOVEMBER.
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