ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIRPORT COMMITTEE ETC
HKG primarily responsible for these. Good talks in Peking between Governor and Mr Lu Ping.
JLG BUSINESS
JLG business is confidential.
Court of Final Appeal.
Raised this in Peking.
Hope
for early progress. No question of compromising principle of judicial independence;
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Hope
Defence Lands. Also raised this complex subject. for faster progress now. Not helpful to discuss publicly
yet;
Air Services Agreements. Rather a slow process: need to press on;
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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.
LEGCO ELECTIONS
LegCo elections a landmark in development of representative government. Hope for large turn-out.
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(Defensive) Electoral arrangements a matter for HKG. Confident they will be fair and orderly. HKG will review afterwards and consider any need for change.
(Defensive) It remains our policy to try to persuade the Chinese to accept a faster pace of democratisation, in line with Hong Kong opinion.
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