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16 DEC 1985
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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: A C Galsworthy
DATE: 16 December
1985
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CC: Dr Wilson
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HONG KONG:
1.
absence.
DEVELOPMENTS IN YOUR AB SENCE
The following developments have taken place in your
Ji Pengfei
2.
Mr Ji Pengfei, the Chairman of the Hong Kong and Macau
office of the Chinese State Council and Chairman of the Basic
Law Drafting Committee, arrived in Hong Kong on 10 December. He is paying a a three day official visit as the guest of the Hong Kong Government, to be followed by 10 days as the guest of the NCNA. In his first few days Ji has toured Hong Kong, had
lunch with the Chief Secretary and met the Governor twice for
talks. The visit has received substantial press Gverage both in Hong Kong and in the UK.
3.
government
1
As previously agreed with us the Governor used his meetings with Ji to initiate an informal discussion on the need for convergence between the development of representative
to 1997 and the Basic Law. in Hong Kong up
At his
first meeting with Ji the Governor explained how Hong Kong works now, emphasising the factors that
that make it dynamic. Ji
explained the timetable for the drafting of the Basic Law. At the second meeting the Governor dealt with the development of
In doing representative
conciliatory tone
substantially
government.
more
this
a
he adopted
than he h ad at first
proposed. He emphasised our commitment to the 1987 review and the need to reassure the professional classes. He said that a
continuing dialogue wa s necessary to build trust between the two sides. Ji accepted that we were committed
the 1987
to
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