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Mr Morris
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FROM: N C G Whitney
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 23 November 1993
cc: Mr Hum o/r
x/r Whitney HKD
c. (PUS's comment). Alo Hum
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DAVID GILLMORE
You asked whether there are any particular points which
should be brought to the PUS's attention for his lunch with Henry Keswick.
2.
Jardine Matheson have been one of the few Hong Kong companies to give public support to the Governor's proposals for constitutional development. Despite this (and previous actions which irritated the Chinese) Henry Keswick judged his visit
(with Sir C Powell) to Peking in September to have been a
success. Sir C Powell thought Jardines were "out of the sin
bin". Nevertheless, Jardines remain concerned about the delay
of the Container Terminal 9 land grant in Hong Kong and the
continuing threat that they will suffer commercially (along with other British companies) if the talks with China break down.
3. (For the PUS's personal information). On the talks, the
sixteenth round (19-20 November) did not go well. The Chinese
have hardened their position and the outlook for a first stage
deal is bleak. A further round of talks will take place on
26-27 November. If we cannot reach agreement on an interim
package, the Governor will need to go ahead with legislation.
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