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CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1507
OF 21081OZ OCTOBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNOS 2216 59 2228: VISIT OF MR RENTON TO HONG KONG:
BREIFING TELEGRAMS
1. WE HAVE ONLY THREE POINTS ON HONG KONG'S SERIES OF BRIEFING
TELEGRAMS:
(A) TELNO 2217: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: PARAGRAPH 8: OUR UNDERSTAND-
NG IS THAT WHILST THE PRC POSITION IS THAT THE CHINESE INTEND TO
''RESUME'
'' THEIR GATT SEAT SEMICLN THEY DO NOT EXPECT TO START **NEGOTIATIONG TO RESUME IT UNTIL 1986.
(B) TELNO 2218: BASIC LAW: PARAGRAPH 2: THERE MAY (OP MAY NOT) BE
CONSIDERABLY MORE IN THE BASIC LAW THAN WHAT IS STATED IN THE JOINT
DECLARATION AND ANNEX 1. WE SHOULD THEREFORE PREFER THIS
SENTENCE TO READ: ''IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3(12) OF THE JOINT
DECLARATION, THE BASIC LAW WILL STIPULATE CHINESE POLICIES
REGARDING HONG KONG AS STATED IN THE JOINT DECLARATION AND
ELABORATED IN ITS ANNEX I SEMICLY THE POLICIES TO BE REFLECTED IN
THE BASIC LAW ARE THUS WELL KNOWN'T
(C) TELNO 2222: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES TALKS: PARGRAPH 7: DATES
FOR THE SECOND ROUND (11-14 NOVEMBEP) HAVE NOW REEN AGREED.
EVANS
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HITD.
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PS/ MR RENTON
SIR W. HARDING
MR WILSON
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