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REFERRED TO PS/MR PATTEN FOR DISTRIBUTION ADVICE LNMDAN 9979
CONFIDENTIAL
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TO FCOLN
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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 299
OF 29050OZ JUNE 92
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING
dur
Paston
Kara 2. is
pajuit?
(294)
an idea shared by
Sir R. Macharen, and worth
agreeing to I think.
Not so sure about para 3
HONG KONG STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR
PEKING PERSONAL FOR HMA
PERSONAL FOR PS/MR PATIEN
PROBABLY (293.
I thought Stab. + prosp.
our ident was to awaid
YOUR TELNOS 1015 AND 1016 TO HONG KONG: INAUGURATION SPEECH
1. I THINK THE SPEECH IS EXCELLENT.
2.
N 27/6
I HAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT OF PRESENTATION, WITH THE CHINESE IN MIND.
THE PASSAGE BEGINNING QUOTE CITIZENS IN HONG KONG ENJOY THE FREEDOM UNQUOTE WILL BY PUTTING FREEDOM UP FRONT AGAIN PERPETUATE THE CHINESE MYTH THAT THIS REPRESENTS A CHANGE IN POLICY BY HMG. I THINK THIS COULD BE AVOIDED BY SWITCHING THE ORDER OF THIS AND THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, TAKING THE RULE OF LAW AS THE CORNERSTONE, AND THEN PRESENTING THE FREEDOM TO GO ABOUT BUSINESS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM GOVERNMENT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RULE OF LAW. THE CHINESE WILL FIND IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REPRESENT THIS AS A DEPARTURE FROM THE FORMULAE IN THE JOINT DECLARATION.
THIS
2. IN THE SAME VEIN IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THERE WERE A REFERENCE TO STABILITY AND PROSPERITY SOMEWHERE UP FRONT. MIGHT BE ACHIEVED BY AMENDING THE FIFTH PARAGRAPH TO READ QUOTE IN THE JOINT DECLARATION: A STABLE AND PROSPEROUS HONG KONG WHOSE FUTURE UNQUOTE.
GALSWORTHY
Ok.
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