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SECRETARIA D
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1430
OF 261630Z MAY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
2
2
YOUR TELNOS 1983 AND 1984 TO FCO, PEKING TELNO 68 TO YOU AND YOUR TELNO 80 TO PEKING: THE JUDICIARY
1.
MINISTERS HAVE AGREED THAT THE PAPER IN SECOND HONG KONG
TUR MAY NOW BE HANDED TO THE CHINESE SIDE.
2.
GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REFERRING TO OUR EARLIER EXCHANGE AT JLGIV (PARA 1 OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR). PEKING SHOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT ONCE THE CHINESE HAVE STUDIED THE PLANS IN THE PAPER, IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THESE MIGHT BE ADDRESSED BEFORE JLGVII IN EXPERT TALKS, TO BE HELD IN
PEKING OR HONG KONG.
3.
WE HAVE LOOKED AGAIN AT PARA 21 OF YOUR DRAFT PAPER AND
FEEL ON REFLECTION THAT (GIVEN CHINESE SENSITIVITIES ABOUT PENSION MATTERS) THE WORDING MAY BE A LITTLE TECHNICAL. WE WONDER IF THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN PEKING EXPLAINING THE PENSIONS IMPLICATIONS IN CLEARER LANGUAGE WHEN THE PAPER IS HANDED OVER. THIS COULD BE DONE EITHER ORALLY OR BY MEANS OF A
BRIEF SPEAKING NOTE. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
RESTRICTED
LIMITED
COPIES TO:
HD/HKD
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/FED
RESEARCH D. (FE)
DEP.HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR MCLAREN MR GILLMORE
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