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YOUR TELS NOS 2555 AND 2560: JOINT LIAISON GROUP: REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT
1.
WE AGREE BROADLY WITH THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN PARA 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR. HOWEVER WE ALSO AGREE THAT PEKING MAY WELL BE SENSITIVE ABOUT OUR WISH TO ENCOURAGE DIRECT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE CHINESE ON THIS SUBJECT.
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WE AGREE THAT (C) AND (D) OF THE SPEAKING NOTE IN OUR TELNO 1804 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SPEAKING POINTS IN YOUR FIRST TUR.
'UK DETERMINED TO ADMINISTER HONG KONG WELL AND TO BE SEEN TO DO SO FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS. NO QUESTION OF HMG ABDICATING RESPONSIBILITY. AS CHINESE SIDE KNOW, UK MINISTERS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE PUBLICLY COMMITTED TO FURTHER REVIEW IN 1987. NOTHING UNTOWARD IS AFOOT: NEITHER HONG KONG GOVERNMENT NOR BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE ANY PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT WHAT CONCLUSION OF SUCH A
REVIEW SHOULD BE.
AT PRESENT WE ARE MAINLY ENGAGED, AS WE BELIEVE CHINESE SIDE ARE, IN LISTENING TO EXPRESSIONS OF PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG. WE HAVE BEEN GRATIFIED TO NOTE INVOLVEMENT OF HONG KONG PEOPLE IN BLDC AND BLCC,
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