O
UNCLASSIFIED
121167
MDLIAN 6392
AND ITS AGENDA WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE BRITISH SIDE.
23.
HKMAO VICE DIRECTOR WANG QIREN INDICATED (1.6.93) WHETHER THE JLG MEETING WOULD BE HELD IN JUNE DEPENDED ON THE BRITISH SIDE'S SINCERITY AND WHETHER A GOOD ATMOSPHERE WAS CREATED BEFORE THE MEETING. HE SAID IT WAS REGRETTABLE AND SURPRISING THAT LEGCO HAD PASSED THE BEC BILL AT A TIME WHEN TALKS WERE ONGOING. HE WAS QUOTED AS DESCRIBING THE MOVE AS A ''FALSE START'' AND SAID IT WOULD DEFINITELY AFFECT THE TALKS.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
65
DISTRIBUTION
73
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
8
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
PS NO 10.
HKGOL
NNNN
3
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