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the timescales for withdrawal of garrison elements. The final part contains a
summary and makes recommendations.
prescribed by CDS 7/87 are proposed.
No changes to the withdrawal dates
AIM
3. The aim of this paper is to review CDS 7/87
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the outline plan for the
withdrawal of the British Military Garrison from Hong Kong before 30 June 1997 -
with the objective of determining whether planned force level reductions and
the timescales initially planned for phased withdrawals require amendment.
PART ONE POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND RÉSUMÉ OF CDS 7/87
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POLITICAL ASPECTS
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4.
Plans for the future of the British Military Garrison in Hong Kong must
take full account of the political interests of the 3 Governments concerned
HMG, the People's Republic of China Government (PRCG) and the Hong Kong
Government (HKG). For understandable reasons, the Chinese were not fully con-
sulted in the early stages of development of the withdrawal plan; less account
was therefore taken of their actual as opposed to their perceived views than of
those of the other 2 Governments involved. Some of the changes and adjustments
now necessary have come about as a result of debate in various Sino/UK Joint
Liaison Group (JLG) sessions in 1987 and 1988. CDS 7/87 rehearsed the concerns
and intentions of the 3 Governments at some length; these are summarised in
paragraphs 5 to 7.
5. Chinese Perceptions and Intentions. The PRCG is preoccupied by dangers.
associated with instability in the transition period and would therefore wish
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