Part II Issues of interest from a UK and/or China perspective
Position as at 1.4.1990
Issue
Objective/explanation
Secretary, General Duties
JLG XV to be held
JLG XIV
in Peking 24-27 April
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Present status/progress
China
interest
UK
interest
Still six weeks to go
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before JLG XV; too soon to judge what the agenda will be. (position as at 16 March)
Sponsored Visit
Land grant for the future British Consulate-General
(BCG)
Basic Law
If the sponsored visit programme is reactivated within the next few months the next visit would be of mainland Chinese to HK.
To agree with UKG on the terms of land grant for the future BCG.
NPC has been scheduled to promulgate the Basic Law at its next meeting on
4 April.
No sponsored visits have taken place since May 1989. Will be considering when and how to reactivate programme.
HKG and UKG officials are still discussing options and details of the proposed land grant.
The Standing Committee of the NPC decided on 23 February to submit a revised draft Basic Law and designs for SAR flag and emblem for submission to the NPC.
CONFIDENTIAL
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