CONFIDENTIAL
CALL ON SECRETARY OF STATE BY SIR D WILSON,
GOVERNOR DESIGNATE OF HONG KONG : 5PM ON 5 MARCH
CURRENT HONG KONG ISSUES
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Joint Liaison Group
Next meeting (the sixth) to be held in Hong Kong 17 - 20 March. Agreed agenda items include defence and public order, right of abode legislative amendments and localisation of civil aviation legislation.
to
meet
Development of Representative Government Secretary of State
March in Wu Xueqian 27
Berne.
Chinese have asked for representative government to be included in JLGVI agenda. We shall have to concede that if they insist, but should take care not to pre-empt meeting with Wu. Chinese campaign in Hong Kong to swing opinion against direct elections.
Basic Law
on
Undercover
Drafting continues: drafting on political structure going slowly: need for our
our experts to discuss legal issues with Chinese, if they can be brought to agree to this.
Garrison
Garrison withdrawal plan and Police expansion plan to be discussed with Chinese side at JLGVI. EXCO very nervous of Chinese intentions.
Defence Costs Agreement
Meetings on renegotiation to begin in London in May. We are working to avoid confrontational approach which could damage wider political relations.
Vietnamese Refugees
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We
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are
in
on
terms
Office discussion with Home
of joint minute from respective Secretaries of State to PM recommending further
further UK offtake of 468 refugees, together with diplomatic effort to achieve concerted international approach to problem.
Civil Aviation
Need to resolve UK/HK dispute over BA services to Agreement reached with Peking through Hong Kong.
near future on ASA
Swiss
ASA. on
Negotiations in
unscrambling with Thais, Filipinos, and Australians.
CATAMV
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