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機密
As
President-elect Clinton's campaign gathered
strength, HKG took the
initiative to ensure
that appropriate contacts
were made with the
Democratic Party.
Immediately after the US election, HMG and HKG
efforts to start lobbying the
made
joint
President-elect
and his team in defence of MFN
and Hong Kong's case for special treatment.
(a)
HKG resisted suggestions that HMG should show
displeasure at the CPG's hostility towards
HKG by cancelling ZHU Rongji's visit. HKG
its
ensured
that nothing was done to mar Zhu's
trip to London, despite his unfriendly
remarks.
(e) By this stage, the UK is the only major
western power which has a legitimate reason
for
lobbying the
the CPG's favour.
Central Policy Unit
(3) to CPU L/M A/100/92C
international
community in
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