CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
HKD 026/13
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
21/5
2 : MA: 1992
TELNO 1368
OF 20124OZ MAY 92
INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
18
LIO
024057
MDHIAN 4744
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YOUR TELNO 764: MR. GOODLAD'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
1.
OMELCO MEMBERS DECIDED AT A MEETING ON 15 MAY TO RAISE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH MR. GOODLAD:-
(A) THE 1995 ELECTIONS:
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
IN PARTICULAR, WHEN HMG WILL TAKE UP WITH THE CHINESE THE QUESTION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED
SEATS.
RELATIONS WITH CHINA: INCLUDING CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA ON LAW AND ORDER, THE ROLE OF THE ''SECURITY LIAISON OFFICERS' TO BE STATIONED IN HONG KONG, CHINA'S NON-RECOGNITION OF OMELCO, HONG KONG RESIDENTS DETAINED IN CHINA, THE LACK OF PROGRESS AT THE JLG AND THE CORPORATISATION OF RTHK.
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS:
MEMBERS WILL THANK HMG FOR THEIR
HELP FOR THEIR HELP IN CONCLUDING AN AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM BUT POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE HONG KONG IS RELIEVED OF THE BURDEN OF THE 55,000 VIETNAMESE NOW IN CAMPS IN THE TERRITORY.
MFN:
STATUS.
MEMBERS WILL ASK HMG TO HELP CHINA RETAIN ITS
COURT OF FINAL APPEAL: MEMBERS ARE LIKELY TO ASK WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY CHANCE OF RE-NEGOTIATING
THE AGREEMENT WITH CHINA.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT CRC MEMBERS IN THEIR MEETING WITH MR. GOODLAD ARE LIKELY TO RAISE AGAIN THE SUBJECTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED BY THE ALLEN LEE DELEGATION IN LONDON RECENTLY, I.E. THE PACE OF DEMOCRATISATION, ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE THROUGH TRAIN''
THE COMPOSITION OF EXCO, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CRC AND THE GOVERNMENT, LAW AND ORDER AND INFLATION.
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