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Dr Wilson
Private Secretary
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RECEIVED
REGISTR
30 DEC 1985
CRISTAY
HONG KONG:
PA
Action Taken
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: A C Galsworthy
DATE:
HKK 011/1
(4
19 December 1985
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cc PS/Mr Renton
PS/PUS
Sir W Harding
RA
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
1.
The Secretary of State is meeting Mr Renton and
officials at 11.30 on Friday to discuss the future development
of Representative Government in Hong Kong. There are a number
of aspects to
to this question which the Secretary of State may
wish to consider before the meeting.
Chinese concerns
2.
the
High level Chinese concern at the direction and pace of
Constitutional development in Hong Kong is now clear. Prior to
second Joint Liaison Group meeting in November, we had
received a number of indications
of this concern, both officially and unofficially. In retrospect it is clear that we
did not take these signs sufficiently seriously.
As a result
the Chinese felt it necessary to indicate their displeasure
officially through Xu Jiatun's press conference in Hong Kong on
20 November.
CONFIDENTIAL