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Miss Marson
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16 JUN199
BRIEF FOR CABINET
HONG KONG
Many thanks Atfund
ali.
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Recent events have badly shaken confidence. Unsettled
population.
Smeres
Police had to use teargas against 300 demonstrators on 6 June.
Otherwise demonstrations have been remarkable restrained.
Run on Chinese controlled banks now apparently over.
Hong Kong index down 36%. But now rallying.
Nationality
Now overna
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Have already been working with Home Office on scope for greater flexibility. Governor of Hong Kong has sent us detailed proposals.
Events in China have inevitably affected nature and urgency of
problem. Only real assurance in present circumstances would be to
offer right of abode to all British nationals in Hong Kong. But
unrealistic.
Early announcement of selective measure to help Hong Kong people might be divisive and counter-productive.]
Bout People
Democracy
-Trouble in Chria likely to increase pressure to do something for
Hony Kory
bout people. Arrivals contine (harly 1200 on Monday
سل
Hong Kong opinion is evolving in favour of more rapid
democratisation.
OD this
afternoon.
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Have been examining with Governor whether timetable for
introduction of representative government before 1997 can be speeded
up.
But risks involved in ignoring need to carry Chinese with us over
Basic Law.