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IMPRESSION OF CHINESE ATTITUDE TOWARDS HK.
(4) SUBJECTS DISCUSSED IN CHINA.
C. BASIC LAW
(1)
DETAILS OF YOUR MEETINGS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS ON BASIC LAW IN PEKING./HAVE YOU RAISED WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS DIFFICULT
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IN BASIC LAW?/HAVE YOU REFLECTED TO THEM ANXIETIES EXPRESSED BY PEERS AND LORD'S DEBATE/WHAT PARTS OF BL INCOMPATIBLE
WITH JD?
(2) WILL HMG PASS TO CHINA RECORDS OF DISCUSSIONS ON BASIC LAW BY BOARDS AND COUNCILS IN HK EVEN IF SUCH RECORDS INDICATED HK PEOPLE FOUND DRAFT BASIC LAW UNACCEPTABLE?
(3) SIR GEOFFREY SAID BASIC LAW WAS FAR FROM COMPLETE. HOW WILL HMG ENSURE CHINA TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION BRITAIN'/HK'S CONCERNS?
(4) WILL JLG DISCUSS BASIC LAW?/WILL JLG DISCUSS FORMATION OF FIRST
SAR GOVERNMENT?
(5) HMG/S VIEWS YOUR PERSONAL VIEW ON BASIC LAW.
D. BRAIN DRAIN
(1) UK GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER RELAXING ENTRY RULES FOR EMIGRANTS FROM HK?/ANY INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS FROM HK RESIDENTS TO EMIGRATE TO BRITAIN?
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(2) IS HMG WORRIED ABOUT HK'S BRAIN DRAIN, PARTICULARLY LOSS OF PEOPLE AT MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEVEL AND CIVIL SERVICE?/SIR GEOFFREY SOUGHT TO PLAY DOWN PROBLEM BY SAYING IN COMMONS NUMBERS' OF HK EMIGRANTS HAD RETURNED TO HK. YET FCO UNABLE TO PRODUCE FIGURES ON RETURNEES. COMMENT?
(3) PROBLEM DISCUSSED WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT?/THEIR REACTION?/ARE
THEY WORRIED?
(4) HMG'S VIEWS ON LORD TANLAW'S REMARKS IN LORDS' DEBATE THAT COMPANIES IN HK SHOULD MAKE QUITE CLEAR THAT THEY DID NOT LIKE LOCAL EXECUTIVES WHO HAD DUAL NATIONALITY.
(5) HAVE HMG AND HKG URGED OTHER COUNTRIES TO BE MORE DISCREET IN ISSUING IMMIGRATION VISAS TO HK PEOPLE AS REPORTED?
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