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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1246
OF 270955Z JULY 1993
TOP COPY Q DIST?
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
74
PEKING TELNO 1037: LOCALISATION
01611
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR PEKING'S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE.
2.
WE FEEL THAT THERE MUST BE CONSULTATION ON ANY LONG TERM FUTURE MEASURES. IF THIS IS NOT DONE THE SARG WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO HONOUR THEM AND THE CHANGES WOULD HAVE LITTLE VALUE. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE OFFER OF CONSULTATION MAY MAKE WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING LESS UNPALATABLE. WE ACCEPT, HOWEVER, THAT THE CURRENT DRAFT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONG AND WE WILL THEREFORE TAKE UP THE SUGGESTION IN PARA. 3 OF TUR.
3.
THE ONLY DETAILED POINT WE WILL NOT/NOT BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE IS IN PARAGRAPH 4A OF TUR. THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY SAID PUBLICLY THAT BY 1997 ALL POLICY SECRETARY POSTS WILL BE FILLED BY LOCAL OFFICERS.
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нка MKA 016/1
DISTRIBUTION
2 AUG 1993
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MAIN
59
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
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LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES
NEWS D
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PLANNERS
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PS/MR GOODLAD SIR J COLES
MR HUM
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