CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY TOKYO
TELNO 520
OF 09120OZ AUG 91
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 658: JAPAN/CHINA/HONG KONG
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THANK YOU. WE ARE WELL SATISFIED WITH THE LINE ON HONG KONG IN KAIFU'S BRIEF.
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OF COURSE IT IS NOT JUST HONG KONG'S CONTINUING ECONOMIC FREEDOM WHICH IS CRUCIAL BUT ALL THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS PROTECTED BY THE JOINT DECLARATION AND ITS 'HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY, EXCEPT IN FOREIGN AND DEFENCE AFFAIRS'. IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT JLG NEGOTIATIONS AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING WE MAY IN COMING MONTHS WANT TO ASK PARTNERS TO PLACE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROVISIONS FOR AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY. WE SHALL REVERT ON THIS IF NECESSAY.
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