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FM HONG KONG 300745Z MAR 82
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 295 OF 30 MARCH
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YOURTELNO 204: PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO CHINA AND HONG KONG. THE MAIN TOPIC DISCUSSED AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, AT WHICH MR DU CANN FIELDED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS, WAS THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
OTHER SUBJECTS MENTIONED BRIEFLY WERE NAVAL COOPERATION, TRADE,
STUDENTS' FEES AND THE NATIONALITY ACT.
2. MR DU CANN DWELT AT SOME LENGTH ON THE NEED FOR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. HE SAID
THAT HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES WOULD PRESS FOR SUCH NEGOTIATIONS
ON THEIR RETURN. MR DU CANN AT ONE STAGE REFERRED TO THE CONTACTS WHICH HAD DEVELOPED, SINCE THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO CHINA IN 1979 AS 'NEGOTIATIONS''. AFTER SOME PROMPTING FROM HIS FELLOW MPS, HE AMENDED THIS TO ''DISCUSSIONS''. THE ONLY OTHER SIGNIFICANT
POINT MENTIONED IN THE CONFERENCE WAS THAT WHATEVER PROPOSALS
EVENTUALLY EMERGED, THESE WOULD HAVE TO BE FULLY DEBATED IN
PARLIAMENT.
MACLEHOSE
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COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON
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