UNCLASSIFIED
1260 MDLIAN 9686
TOP-LEVEL CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AFTER JUNE 4 LAST YEAR AND THAT IT WOULD HELP A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN THE TERRITORY.
GU FENGMIN
13. THE NEW SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHINESE TEAM ON THE JLG, GUO FENGMIN, SAID THAT QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY BOTH SIDES AT JLG MEETINGS, THE MEDIA (22.3) REPORTED. GUO INDICATED THAT THE CHINESE WOULD EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH THE BRITISH ON THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE AT JLG MEETINGS OR ON OTHER OCCASIONS. ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS, GUO INDICATED THAT THE CHINESE HAD ALREADY PROPOSED THAT THE BILL SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY THE JLG ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TERRITORY BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER 1997. THE BRITISH SIDE HAD RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE SIDE TO INCLUDE THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE AND THE DRAFT BILL OF RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT JLG MEETING, SOME PAPERS (27.3) REPORTED, QUOTING BRITISH SOURCES.
FRANCIS MAUDE
14. THE FCO MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, FRANCIS MAUDE, WOULD VISIT HONG KONG FROM APRIL 6 TO 11, THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS (24.3) REPORTED, QUOTING GOVERNMENT SOURCES.
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DISTRIBUTION
60
ΜΑΙΝ
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS NNNN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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