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17 JUL 1991
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, TOKYO INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT: CANADA/HONG KONG
1. WE ARE FAXING TO YOU, AND OTHER ADDRESSEES A COPY OF A CANADIAN PAPER ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES FOR HONG KONG, WHICH WAS PASSED TO US BY THE THE HIGH COMMISSION HERE.
2. THE PAPER DESCRIBES A PACKAGE OF CONFIDENCE PROMOTING MEASURES TO CONTRIBUTE TO A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS HONG KONG POST-1997
INTENDED TO PROTECT LONG-TERM CANADIAN INTERESTS
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BY SUPPORTING INCREASED AUTONOMY FOR POST-1997 HONG KONG'' THESE CONCERN MAINLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL LINKS WITH HONG KONG (EG MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR OFFICIALS) AND SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FORA (EG APEC).
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THE JAPANESE ARE ALSO TAKING STEPS TO SUPPORT HONG KONG WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES TO THE CANADIANS. THEY INTEND TO TRY TO EDUCATE THE CHINESE IN THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OF HONG KONG AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET AND TO IMPRESS UPON THEM THE IMPACT OF CHINESE WORDS AND ACTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG.
4. WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY INDICATIONS THAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS ARE BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT THEIR LONG TERM INTERESTS IN HONG KONG.
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