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REGISTRY Action Taken
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 2845
OF 101515Z DECEMBER 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
MIPT: ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT
1:
FOLLOWING IS DRAFT OF SECTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
JOINT DECLARATION.
BEGINS
(A)
CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
OVER THE PAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS
BETWEEN MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND CHINESE
MINISTERS, AT WHICH HONG KONG HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. BOTH SIDES
HAVE REAFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE FULL AND FAITHFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION IN THE INTERESTS OF
MAINTAINING HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. THE HISTORIC
VISIT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO CHINA IN OCTOBER 1986
DEMONSTRATED THE CLOSE AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA, A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH AGREEMENT ON
THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART.
(B) SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP
THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH MEETINGS OF THE JOINT
LIAISON GROUP HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS
REPORT. GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN AGREEING DETAILED
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