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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2079
OF 050255Z OCTOBER 85
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 040/21
MANDC
PEKING TELNO. 1422 TO YOU: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND THE
BASIC LAW
THE WORD ''PRIMARILY • WAS PUT IN ADVISEDLY. WHILE WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF CHINESE SENSITIVITIES ON THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, WE DO HAVE A LEGITIMATE INTEREST IN THE MATTER WHICH IS DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE WOULD NOT (NOT) WISH PUBLICLY TO CONCEDE THAT THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW IS (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) ENTIRELY A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. THERE IS ALSO THE FURTHER POINT THAT, THROUGH THE BLDC AND BLCC, HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE DRAFTING PROCESS, AND HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE NOT (AT LEAST NOT YET) UNDER THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S JURISDICTION.
YOUDE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
XD/ HKD
HD/ TED
HD/ PLANNING STAFF
HD/ PUSD
DEP HD/ PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
DR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS,
MR FIFOOT,
NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASSESSMENT STAFF,
CABINET OFFICE. SIR P CRADOCK, NO.10 DOWNING STR. HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE
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