10. IS IT TRUE THAT AFTER CONCEDING SOVEREIGNTY AND ADMINISTRATION
CHINA HAS AGREED TO THE RENEWAL BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OF THE
LAND LEASES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR A FURTHER 75 YEARS?
11. CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WU ZUEQIAN WAS REPORTED FROM VIENNA
AS SAYING THAT THE QUESTION OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG HAD
ALREADY BEEN RESOLVED IN PRINCIPLE, THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HAD BEEN COOPERATIVE AT THE NEGOTIATIONS, THAT HE BELIEVED THE
UK WOULD CONTINUE TO BE CO-OPERATIVE AND THAT THE ISSUE OF HONG
KONG'S FUTURE COULD BE RESOLVED VERY SOON. HAVE YOU ANY COMMENT
ON THESE ASSERTIONS?
12. THE RELUCTANCE OF BRITAIN TO DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS IS CAUSING GREAT CONCERN AMONG BUSINESSMEN IN HONG
KONG. JARDINE MATHESON, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT WAS ESTABLISHING
A HOLDING COMPANY IN BERMUDA. OTHER COMPANIES COULD MAKE SIMILAR
DECISIONS. DO YOU THINK SUCH CORPORATE MOVES ARE NECESSARY?
13. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT JARDINE MATHESON DECIDED TO MOVE
THEIR HOLDING COMPANY OUT OF HONG KONG BECAUSE THE COMPANY HAD
''INSIDE' INFORMATION FROM LONDON THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS ON HONG
KONG'S FUTURE WERE NOT PROCEEDING WELL. IS THAT TRUE?
14. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT DOES NOT WISH TO RUSH THE
NEGOTIATIONS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE. CHINA HAS SET SEPTEMBER THIS
YEAR AS A DEADLINE. DID YOU DISCUSS THESE DIFFERING POSITIONS?
15. IF THE NEGOTIATIONS ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE ARE PROGRESSING WELL
AS STATED BY BOTH BRITAIN AND CHINA WHY DID YOU DECIDED TO VISIT
PEKING AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME?
16. IS IT TRUE THAT BRITAIN HAS ALREADY CONCEDED ADMINISTRATIVE
CONTROL OVER HONG KONG AS WELL AS SOVEREIGNTY AND ADMINISTRATION,
AND THAT THE BRITISH TEAM IS NOW SIMPLY TRYING TO TIE DOWN THE
CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE
THE CONTINUITY OF HONG KONG'S SYSTEMS AND LIFE STYLE?
17. DID YOU TAKE ANY PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM MRS THATCHER TO MR
DENG XIAOPING RELATING TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND CAN YOU
DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF THAT COMMUNICATION?
18. CHINESE PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG HAS GIVEN A PUBLIC ASSURANCE THAT
HONG KONG'S CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND LIFESTYLE WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR
50 YEARS AFTER 1997. HAS THIS ASSURANCE BEEN FORMALLY GIVEN AT THE
NEGOTIATING TABLE IN PEKING?
19. WOULD YOU SAY THAT IN KEEPING WITH THE PROMISE TO MAINTAIN THE LIFESTYLE OF HONG KONG, IT IS NECESSARY FOR CHINA TO INCLUDE
PROVISIONS FOR THE PRESENT JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN THE BASIC LAW IT
IS SAID TO BE DRAFTING?
CONFIDENTIAL
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