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I BELIEVE MY BRITISH COLLEAGUE WHILE CALLING ON YOU EARLIER TODAY HAS ALREADY HANDED OVER TO YOU THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE BRITISH DECLARATION. NOW I SHOULD LIKE TO CONVEY TO YOU THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF THE CHINSES GOVERNMENT TO THE CCC AND SEEK YOUR
FORMAL ADVICE.
PARA 4
EXCELLENCY, I UNDERSTAND MY BRITISH COLLEAGUE HAS ALSO SOUGHT YOUR
ADVICE ON THE (MOST RELIABLE) (OR "BEST") MEANS OF CONFIRMING
HOKG KONG'S STATUS OF SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP TO THE CCC. WE WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW WHETHER YOU CONSIDER THAT A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF
MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE HONG KONG CAN ACQUIRE SEPARATE
MEMBERSHIP. IF SO, COULD THIS MAJORITY SUPPORT BE ACHIVED? THESE
QUESTIONS ARE ALSO THE CONCERNS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. I SHOULD
BE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR VIEWS AND
SUGGESTIONSON THIS MATTER.
ENDS.
EVANS
PEHPAN 1129
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D. (FE)
DEP.HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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