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CONFIDENTIAL
EM PEKING
IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1989
OF 141646Z OCTOBER 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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FROM PRIVATE SECRETARY !
SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH JI PENGFEI: 13 OCTOBER
SUMMARY
THE SECRETARY OF STATE POINTED TO NEED FOR REVIEW TO BE GENUINE AND
FOR HKG'S AUTHORITY NOT TO BE IMPAIRED.
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2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SPENT 45 MINUTES WITH JI PENGFE! ON THE
AFTERNOON OF 13 OCTOBER.
3. JI SAID THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S 'SPEECH IN HONG KONG HAD
BEEN VERY GOOD (WE ASSUME HE WAS REFERRING TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE). THE SECRETARY OF STATE REFERRED TO JI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG. JI DESCRIBED THIS AS HAVING BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
4. THE SECRETARY OF STATE REFERRED TO THE PROGRESS SINCE JI'S HONG
KONG VISIT OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JD: THE JLG AND LAND
COMMISSION WERE WORKING WELL:
AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED OVER GATT,
ON AIR SERVICES AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION.
SUSTAINING CONFIDENCE.
5.
THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR
JI SAID THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HIS HONG KONG VISIT HAD SEEN TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH THE JD'S IMPLEMENTATION AND THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW. PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS WALKS OF LIFE HAD GIVEN A NUMBER OF GOOD SUGESTIONS. HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND TO CONTINUE THIS DIALOGUE DURING THE GOVERNOR'S
SEPTEMBER VISIT. HE HAD DISCUSSED QUESTIONS RELATING TO CONVERGENCE
WITH THE GOVERNOR. THE TWO SIDES AGREED THAT DUPING THE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD THE COMMON TASK WAS TO MAINTAIN HONG KONC'S
PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. IF IMPORTANT REFORMS WERE TO BE
INTRODUCED THERE SHOULD BE CONSULTATION IN THE JLG SO AS TO PRODUCE
A 'GOOD RESULT'.
6. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL RANGE OF CONTACTS. THERE EXISTED THE JLG, BLDC, AD HOC CONTACTS BETWEEN HIM AND WU, WHICH ENABLED BOTH SIDES TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER'S THINKING, AND THE GOVERNOR'S
VISITS WHICH ALSO PROVIDED A VALUABLE POINT OF CONTACT,
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