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MDHOAN 4497
SINO BRITISH ORGANISATION, TWO MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION.... UNQUOTE.
PARA 47 : FIFTH SENTENCE : MIGHT READ QUOTE MANY MORE ATTEND ITS
MEETINGS AS PART OF THE BRITISH SIDE UNQUOTE.
PARA 47 : PENULTIMATE SENTENCE : MIGHT READ QUOTE HONG KONG
OFFICIALS MAKE A FULL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE BRITISH SIDE IN THE JLG UNQUOTE.
(F)
FINE.
(G)
CENTRAL/WANCHAI RECLAMATION (YOUR TELNO 3190)
HONG KONG'S RELATIONS WITH THE UK (YOUR TELNO 3191)
WE ARE UNHAPPY WITH THIS SECTION. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD TIME TO
CONSULT MINISTERS BUT WE ARE SURE THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE SAME VIEW. IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE STRONG RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE WHOLE OF PARAGRAPH 14 ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UK AND HONG KONG. WE SEE NO POINT IN REOPENING THE DCA ISSUE. NOR DO WE SEE ANY ADVANTAGE IN A REFERENCE TO THE UK'S RESETTLEMENT EFFORT IN THIS CONTEXT. WE FEEL SURE THAT MINISTERS WOULD PREFER THIS PARAGRAPH TO BE DELETED.
PARA 15
ALTHOUGH WE UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MIGHT FEEL IT NECESSARY TO MAKE A CLEAR REITERATION ON YOUR POSITION ON RIGHT OF ABODE, WE WONDER WHETHER, ON REFLECTION, YOU MIGHT CONCLUDE THAT A LESS CATEGORICAL STATEMENT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DEBATE HAS MOVED ON SINCE THE SUMMER AND A
MUCH MORE SHADED PASSAGE ON NATIONALITY MIGHT BE PREFERABLE NOW.
(H) VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (YOUR TELNO 3192)
NO COMMENT.
(I) A VISION OF THE FUTURE (YOUR TELNO 3193) NO COMMENT.
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