CONFIDENTIAL
THIS IS A COPY
THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNDER
FOI EXEMPTION NO27(1)&.40(3)
prearranged
scheme to
preempt the Basic Law as they
and that our intention is to maintain a dialogue with them
have
по
fear;
as
review emerges
to
the 1987 of
in order
possible that this "converges" with the plans
outcome the likely
ensure as far as
The
that they a re n ow formulating in their draft Basic Law. Chinese have been somewhat reassured by this dialogue, but some
of them rema i n
of suspicious
long term intentions constitutional development. It may well be that
Our
on
that Sir Y K seeks
to raise these continuing Chinese concerns with the Minister (he did so with senior FCO officials here a year ago).
Joint Liaison Group
7.
First meeting of the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) took place in London in July 1985; second meeting in Peking in November 1985 and third meeting in Hong Kong 11-14 March 1986.
8.
One of the main topics discussed in JLG has been Hong Kong's
continued participation in the GATT.
9.
ΓΥΝΕΙ ΠΕΝΤΙ ΔΙ