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7. ZHOU ASKED WHICH QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG YOU WOULD WISH TO RAISE WITH WU APART FROM ''THE CENTRAL ISSUE OF THE JOINT GROUP''. ZHOU ALSO ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE ANY INTER- NATIONAL OR BILATERAL ISSUES WHICH YOU WOULD WISH TO DISCUSS. I SAID THAT I DOUBTED THAT THERE WOULD BE.
8. ZHOU AGAIN STRONGLY URGED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE SHOULD TABLE A DRAFT DOCUMENT CORRESPONDING TO THE CHINESE DRAFT PROTOCOL BEFORE YOUR VISIT, AND PREFERABLY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND. HE ALSO REFERRED TO OUR INFORMAL DISCUSSION OVER DINNER YESTERDAY EVENING
1396 (MY TELNO
^), WHEN I SAID THAT WE WERE WORKING ON TEXTS ON LAND LEASES AND NATIONALITY. ZHOU SAID HE HOPED THAT WE WOULD ALSO TABLE THESE BEFORE YOUR VISIT.
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISERS (SIR J FREELAND) PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR C TICKELL MR GOODALL
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFI
MR CARTLEDGE
MR BRENNAN
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.
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