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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2046

OF 27045OZ MAY 87

INFO IMMED HATE PEKING

(ENFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS FOR WEBB-JOHNSON

YOUR TELNO 501 TO PEKING: HONG KONG AND THE CCC

GIVEN THE LIKELY CHINESE SENSITIVITY OVER THE WORD TERRITORY

WE SUGGEST THAT THE REVISED FORMULAT-KON IN PARA 1 OF TUR BE AMENDED TO READ QUOTE (THE NAME TO BE GIVEN TO HONG KONG WHEN IT IS

RESTORED TO THE PRC ON 1 JULY 1997).

2. ON THE DRAFT CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE, THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 3 SHOULD READ QUOTE .... TO DECIDE ON HTS OWN ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICIES.... UNQUOTE. OTHERWISE WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE DRAFT AS

AMENDED BY PARA 2 OF TUR.

WILSON

YYYY

HMLNAN 3473

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

MS J. HEALD

HMCE,

KINGS BEAM HSE,

MARK LANE

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