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could note that we hope for good practical results from
the next JLG meeting in London from 24-26 September.
If questioned by non-ExCo members on specific items
of JLG business, the Prime Minister could say that JLG business is always confidential but add a few remarks:
Court of Final Appeal. Raised this in Peking. Hope for early progress. No question of compromising principle of judicial independence;
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Defence Lands. Also raised this complex subject.
Hope for faster progress now. Not helpful to discuss publicly yet;
Air Services Agreements.
need to press on;
Rather a slow process:
British Consulate-General.
Continuing discussions
with HKG and Chinese: should be easy to settle. We
intend to build a fitting Consulate-General, which will mark our confidence in Hong Kong's continuing success
after 1997. (Note: the choice of the Colvin House site
has leaked in the press but is little-known.)
Hong Kong Government
Some erosion of HKG credibility and morale was no doubt always likely in the approach to 1997. Since 1989 the effect has increased because of negative developments in China and in Sino-British relations, Chinese
propaganda campaigns and the long deadlock over the
airport.
Not all British politicians or businessmen take
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