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CALL ON MR RENTON BY SIR S Y CHUNG
11AM, 11 JUNE 1986
Points to Make
HONG KONG
I.
(a)
(b)
General/Future
How do you assess current mood in Hong Kong? Recovered
from anxieties at the end of last year, after Xu
Jiatun's comments on deviations from Joint Declaration?
First meeting of JLG in Hong Kong seems to have gone
well. Chinese made special effort to be helpful, eg on GATT and passports. Good reaction in Hong Kong?
II.
Structure of Government
(c)
1987 Review will plainly be
exercise.
(a)
(e)
(£)
difficult
and
delicate
on
How do you see Hong Kong opinion
constitutional development evolving?
We have been at great pains to leave the Chinese in no doubt about our commitment to 1987 Review going ahead,
Have made clear that we must take full account of Hong
Kong opinion.
Government.
of
Chinese now studying our papers on structure
Must identify opportunities to build
positive dialogue on this promising start. We see
Governor's visit to Peking in late August as excellent
opportunity for this.
(Defensive) (Discussion in JLG IV?) Have made clear
to Chinese that JLG is not best place to consider this
issue, given its complexities and Hong Kong
sensitivities.
But as ExCo have
refuse to discuss subject in that
cannot
recognised
forum if Chinese
insist on raising it.
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