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OCMIAN 5353
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
091215Z OCT
GRS 357
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1512
OF 091215Z OCTOBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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040/15.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 10 OCT 1985
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Aubon Teken
YOUR TELNO 2094 AND PEKING TELNO 1449: PRIME MINISTER'S BILATERAL
WITH ZHAO ZIYANG IN NEW YORK: HONG KONG
1.
WE AGREE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE PRIME MINISTER RAISE GATT
AND AIR SERVICES WITH ZHAO
SINCE THESE TWO ITEMS ARE
THE FIRST
IMPORTANT HONG KONG SUBJECTS TO BE UNDER DISCUSSION WITH THE
CHINESE SINCE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT, THE POINT COULD BE
MADE THAT THE OUTCOME OF (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) BOTH WILL BE SEEN
AS A TEST OF WHETHER THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES CAN COOPERATE
OVER HONG KONG. ON GATT IT WILL, AS YOU PROPOSE, BE IMPORTANT TO
STRESS THE NECESSITY OF AN EARLY DECISION WHICH REMOVES
UNCERTAINTY IN HONG KONG
ON AIR
SERVICES, WE THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH REPEATING THE POINTS WHICH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE PUT TO WU IN JUNE, NAMELY THAT THERE IS AT
PRESENT A HEAVY PREPONDERANCE IN FAVOUR OF CAAC ON THE ROUTE TO
AND FROM HONG KONG AND THAT WE HOPE FOR A FAIR AGREEMENT TO BE
REACHED, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR A FAIR ROLE FOR CPA.
2.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER TO SUPPLY A DEFENSIVE
BRIEF ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. WE DOUBT THAT ZHAO WOULD
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