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FM HONG KONG 261018Z AUG 82
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 937 OF 26 AUGUST
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR CLIFT (HKGD) FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 645
FOLLOWING ARE COMMENTS ON ANNEX A:
CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF HONG KONG.
1.
2. INSERT A NEW PARAGRAPH BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS 8 AND 9 TO READ:
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(37
See HKK 026/17
QUOTE THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CROSS BORDER CONTACT
BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE NEIGHBOUR ING
GUANGDONG PROVINCE, ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE SUPPLY OF WATER, IMMIGRATION CONTROL, CUSTOMS, CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC, ETC. AND LOCAL AGREEMENTS ARE MADE BETWEEN THE TWO. WITHIN HONG KONG THE NEW CHINA
NEWS AGENCY ACTS AS AN INFORMAL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION WITH CHINESE
AUTHORITIES UNQUOTE.
3. THE DISCUSSION IN PARAGRAPHS 16 TO 18 SEEMS DISCURSIVE AND TO -BE OPEN, LIKE PARTS OF THE ORGINAL PAPER, TO THE CRITICISM
OF OVER-OPTIMISM.
4. IN PARAGRAPH 20 SINCE CONFIDENCE IS VERY SENSITIVE TO CHANGE
IT WOULD BE WORTH STATING THAT THE OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO HAVE
AS LITTLE CHANGE AS POSSIBLE.
5. FIGURES IN PARA 7 SHOULD BE ALTERED AS FOLLOWS:
A) FOR 154,000 READ 159,000
B) FOR 1 IN 37 READ 1 IN 33 AND FOR 1 IN 17 READ 1 IN 16.
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