CONFIDENTIAL
Outstanding Hong Kong-related issues may be more difficult to deal with post-NPC. There have already been one or two indications that Chinese officials involved regard the domestic background in China as unhelpful to the solution of Hong Kong problems.
17 April 1989
Cc:
PS/PUS
Mr Gillmore
Mr Paul, HKD
Mr Brenton, UND
Mr Wye, Research Dept
Mr McCleary, FED
CONFIDENTIAL
RJT McLaren