00 PEKING
GRS 277
SECRET
SEORET
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FM FCO 181000Z JAN 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 36 OF 18 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
19 JAN 19784
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
HONG KONG TELNOS T14-6 AND YOUR TELNO 86: FUTURE OF HONG KONG:
WORKING PAPER ON LAND.
1.
PA
И
1903
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REGISTRY
Action Taken
сним
ON REVIEWING THE DRAFT WORKING PAPER IT OCCURRED TO US THAT IT
MIGHT BE DESIRABLE TO ALLOW EXISTING LEASEHOLDERS IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES NOT/NOT TO HAVE THEIR EXISTING LEASES EXTENDED, IF THAT WAS THEIR WISH. THIS ALSO APPEARS TO BE HONG KONG'S INTENTION: SEE PARAGRAPH 10, PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF EXCO MEMORANDUM XCS(84) 5.+IKK040 | 14 (Si) 2. TO MEET THIS POINT WE SUGGEST THAT PARA 7(B) OF THE WORKING
PAPER, SECOND SENTENCE, MIGHT BE AMENDED TO READ 'MODIFIED TO GIVE THEM THIS TERM FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE DATES OF GRANT IF THE LESSEES
SO WISHED'. CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS WOULD BE NECESSARY IN HONG
KONG TELNO 115, PARA 6 AND HONG KONG TELNO 116, THIRD PARA OF DRAFT PASSAGE.
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3. THIS APART, WE HAVE NO COMMENT OF SUBSTANCE ON THE SPEAKING
NOTES IN HONG KONG'S SECOND AND THIRD TUR. YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO
MAKE USE OF THIS MATERIAL AS YOU CONSIDER BEST.
4.
WE SUGGEST THAT YOU DISCUSS THE TIMING OF AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON HIS ARRIVAL. IF YOU BOTH
CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE WORKING PAPER INFORMALLY WITH THE CHINESE IN
ADVANCE OF THE DINNER OF 23 JANUARY, SO LONG AS THIS CAN BE DONE
IN A LOW KEY AND IN THE COURSE OF OTHEUSINESS.
5. WE DO NOT/NOT THINK THAT THIS ADVANCE NOTICE SHOULD TAKE
THE FORM OF A SPECIAL CALL ON THE MFA. IT WOULD BE UNDESIRABLE
TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE UNDULY DEFENSIVE ABOUT OUR
PROPOSAL, WHICH WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD AS AN UNCONTROVERSIAL
AND PRACTICAL ONE.
See 20
HOWE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/R LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
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
MR BURROWS
NEWS D
LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIK P CRADOCK RM WH MZ 21