م
UNCLASSIFIED
054624 MDLIAN 3721
8.
FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO CHINESE SOURCES, THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA AND VIEWS WOULD BE FURTHER EXCHANGED ON NATIONALITY PROVISIONS IN THE JD. BRITISH SOURCES SAID THAT ALTHOUGH SOME ISSUES, SUCH AS THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, COULD NOT BE RESOLVED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD, MORE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS WOULD BE MADE AT THE COMING ROUND OF
TALKS.
NATIONALITY AND EMIGRATION
9.
THE MEDIA (25.9) ACCORDED PROMINENT COVERAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO RELAX WORK RULES FOR CHINESE NATIONALS WHO HAD SPENT TWO YEARS OVERSEAS. MOST REPORTED PLAYED UP THE POINT IN THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE CHINESE NATIONALS COULD JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICE UNDER THE NEW RULES. LEGCO MEMBER MARTIN LEE WAS WORRIED THAT THE SCHEME MIGHT LEAD TO A SITUATION WHERE THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY WOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF
MAINLANDERS BECAUSE THE MAINLANDERS COULD JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICE UNDER THE SCHEME.
JI PENGFEI
10.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE, JI PENGFEI, SAID THAT CHINA WOULD NOT MEDDLE IN HK'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS BEFORE 1997 BUT BOTH SIDES SHOULD DISCUSS MAJOR ISSUES WHICH WOULD CONTINUE AFTER THE CHANGE-OVER OF SOVEREIGNTY, THE MEDIA (22.9) REPORTED. DURING A MEETING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, MR JI SAID THAT A MAJOR TASK FACING THE SETTING UP OF THE FUTURE SAR GOVERNMENT WAS THE GROOMING OF TALENT TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY OF 'HK PEOPLE RUNNING HK.'
DOUGLAS HURD
11.
THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN LONDON WAS BUSY ARRANGING FOREIGN SECRETARY DOUGLAS HURD'S VISIT TO PEKING, THE HK COMMERCIAL NEWS (25.9) REPORTED FROM LONDON. IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT MR HURD WOULD VISIT CHINA IN MID-NOVEMBER. THE PAPER QUOTED BRITISH DIPLOMATS AS SAYING THAT THE BRITISH, IN CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES MADE BY CHINA AND THE QUESTION OF HK, FELT THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SINO- BRITISH RELATIONS. THEY BELIEVED THAT EC COUNTRIES WOULD GIVE ACTIVE SUPPORT TO BRITISH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SINO-BRITISH TIES.
MEETING OF HK AND MACAU WORK COMMITTEE
12.
IT WAS REPORTED IN THE SEPTEMBER 15 ISSUE OF THE CONTEMPORARY MAGAZINE THAT CHINESE PREMIER LI PENG AND A MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITBURO, LI RUIHUAN, ATTENDED THE
3
PAGE
UNCLASSIFIED