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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BRUSSELS, UKREP BRUSSELS, OTTAWA
OTTAWA PLEASE PASS TO UK CCC DELEGATION
YOUR TELNO.593: HONG KONG AND THE CCC.
1. DRAWING ON TUR, HONG KONG TELNO.2409 AND OTTAWA TELNO.330, WILSON
EXPLAINED THE CURRENT SITUATION TO WANG WEIYANG AT THE MFA ON 23
JUNE AND HANDED OVER A COPY OF THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE IN HONG KONG
TELNO.2410 AS AMENDED BY TUR.
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2. WANG WAS VERY CRATEFUL FOR THIS INFORMATION. HE HAD NOT YET
RECEIVED ANY REPORT FROM THE CHINESE CCC DELEGATION IN OTTAWA.
ASKED IF WE HAD ANY MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE POLICY
COMMISSION'S DELIBERATIONS. WILSON SAID THAT HE HAD NONE BUT ASSUM
ED FROM THE REPORTS THAT NO RESERVATIONS HAD BEEN EXPRESSED RY
COMMISSION MEMBERS AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.
3. WANG ASKED HOW THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TABLED AT THE PLENARY
MEETING, WHETHER BOTH BRITISH AND CHINESE DELEGATIONS WOULD HAVE TO
MAKE STATEMENTS AND WHETHER A VOTE WOULD TAKE PLACE. WILSON SAID
THESE PROCEDURAL MATTERS WERE NO DOUBT BEING DISCUSSED BY THE TWO
DELEGATIONS AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN OTTAWA. WANG SAID THAT THE
CHINESE DELEGATION HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTRUCTED TO LIAISE CLOSELY
WITH THE BRITISH DELEGATION. WILSON UNDERTOOK TO KEEP WANG INFORMED
OF PROGRESS MADE IN OTTAWA.
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4. WANG ASKED WHEN WE INTENDED TO ISSUE THE PRESS PELEASE. WILSON
SAID THAT THE RELEASE WAS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR USE IN HONG KONG
(AS WAS CLEAR FROM THE REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND
INDUSTRY) AND THAT IT WOULD PRESUMABLY ISSUE AT THE FIRST MOST
CONVENIENT TIME IN HONG KONG AFTER THE CCC HAD MADE A POSITIVE
DECISION. WANG UNDERTOOK TO REPORT AND COMMENT ON THE RELEASE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
EVANS
PEHPAE 0183
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
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