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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 501
OF 261310Z MAY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS
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YOUR TELNOS 948/9: HONG KONG AND THE CCC
1.
WE THINK A PHRASE CLARIFYING QUOTE SAR UNQUOTE SHOULD
REMAIN IN OUR SPEAKING NOTE (PARA 4 OF FIRST TUR). LIN'S
ALTERNATIVE WORDING IS SLIGHTLY CUMBERSOME, ALTHOUGH CLOSELY IN
LINE WITH JOINT DECLARATION WORDING. WE SUGGEST THAT THE PHRASE
BE AMENDED TO READ QUOTE (THE NAME TO BE GIVEN TO HONG KONG WHEN
THE TERRITORY IS RESTORED TO THE PRC ON 1 JULY 1997) UNQUOTE.
2.
WE ARE GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE DRAFT CHINESE SPEAKING
NOTE IN SECOND TUR. WE HAVE A FEW COMMENTS BUT MOST OF THEM SEEM
TO BE TRANSLATION POINTS:
A)
PARA 3 OF SPEAKING NOTE, SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD READ
QUOTE..MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP..UNQUOTE.
B)
C)
D)
PARA 3, THIRD SENTENCE, FIRST WORD SHOULD BE QUOTE THUS
UNQUOTE.
PARA 3, THIRD SENTENCE AS DRAFTED IS REPETITIVE WE
SUGGEST DELETING QUOTE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 1997 UNQUOTE.
PARA 3, FOURTH SENTENCE, AMEND TO READ QUOTE...
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG...
UNQUOTE.
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