GRS 600
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FM HONG KONG
79a)
TO DESKBY 131200Z FCO
TELNO 2491
OF 131055Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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HKK 011/1
1 5 NOV 1985
PA
7th Leeks 253
AB
15/11
MIPT : JOINT LIAISON GROUP : REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THỐNG KONG.
:
1. THE CHINESE PROPOSAL IS CLEARLY OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE AND CALLS FOR THE MOST CAREFUL APPPAISAL. IT MIGHT HELP EXPLAIN EXCO'S ASSESSMENT AND ADVICE REPOPTED IN MIPT IF I SET CUT OUR ANALYSIS OF THE CHINESE SIDE'S PIECE OF PAPER (PEKING TELNO 1619) AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG AGAINST WHICH IT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED.
2.
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3. ALTHOUGH THIS APPROACH IS REASONABLY LOW-KEY, ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS APE SUBSTANTIAL. IT MUST ALSO BE LOOKED AT AGAINST
THE HIGHLY CHARGED POLITICAL ATMOSPHEPE IN HONG KONG. AS YOU KNOW, IT
HAS BECOME A VERY TOPICAL ISSUE IN THE MEDIA HERE WHETHER WE INTEND
TO CONSULT THE CHINESE ON OUR PLANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, OP OTHERWISE ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A SAY IN SHAPING OUR PLANS. THE QUESTION WILL INEVITABLY BE ASKED AFTER THE NEXT JLG /MEETING
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