CONFIDENTIAL
007
MDHOAN 4576
THE LAW CAN OR SHOULD BE STOPPED. WE DO NOT ACCEPT THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ANY WAY UNDERMINES STABILITY. HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE
USED TO USING THEIR FREEDOMS RESPONSIBLY. YOU WILL HAVE NOTED RECENT STATEMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS.
REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING ISSUES
6. AS COMMUNIQUE MAKES CLEAR, A REVIEW WAS UNDERTAKEN OF ISSUES OUTSTANDING SINCE THE GROUP'S LAST MEETING. THIS USEFUL FOR FUTURE WORK OF GROUP WHICH WILL MEET AGAIN IN JUST OVER 2 MONTHS. A NUMBER OF PAPERS HANDED OVER TO CHINESE SIDE RECENTLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CHINESE SIDE ON THEM.
7.
DID NOT GO INTO DETAIL ON ANY OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES. 8.
NO DATES FOR SUB-GROUP MEETINGS FIXED HERE IN LONDON. THAT
FOR JLG OFFICES IN HONG KONG
ENDS
MAJOR
YYYY
MAIN
59
DISTRIBUTION
62
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
PUSD
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
ADDITIONAL
3
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
MR FIFOOT HKD
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