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FM HONG KONG
TO HIMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1626
OF 26062OZ MAY 86
INFO MMMEDIATE PEKING
HKK 124/3
RECEIVED US
23 MAY 1986
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YOUR TELNO 870 : AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT.
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1. AS THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT DURING HIS VISIT TO LONDON, THE
PAPERS HANDED. OVER BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO WU XUEQIAN ON 23
MAY CONTAIN A REFERENCE TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL
MEMBERS OF LEGCO. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SHOULD SPEAK
TO THE CHINESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO OUR SPEAKING NOTE SUGGESTED
BY PEKING IN THEIR TELNO 730. WE CONFIRM THAT IT IS OUR INTENTION
THAT THE BACKGROUND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTE (YOUR TELNO 850
REFERS).
3. THE PROPOSED FORM OF GOVERNMENT LEASE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE CHINESE
SIDE OF THE LAND COMMISSION AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT
MEETING ON 30 MAY. WE WILL REPORT THE OUTCOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
4. OUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFTS ENCLOSED WITH LEEKS' LETTER HKK 011/10
OF 1 MAY TO CRAWFORD ARE BEING TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENT ON MR WILSON
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