- The Hong Kong Government is now preparing draft legislation
to set up the CFA. It will then be for the Legislative
Council to consider the legislation.
REMOVAL OF GURKHA BATTALION TO BELIZE
No
Only for six months wives will stay in Hong Kong. effect on long-term plans for garrison. Move gives UK greater flexibility for deployment of UK-based units. Hong Kong will not be charged for those six months (October 1993
to March 1994).
WHEN IS THE NEXT JLG?
We hope
- We are discussing dates with the Chinese side.
there will be one soon - there is a lot of important work to
be done.
(AIRPORT)
(Defensive if asked if a new overall financing proposal has been handed to Chinese side)
- Understand that the HKG is in contact with the Chinese side
concerning the airport and airport railway, and have been discussing the overall financing. At this stage it would not
be helpful to go into any details about their discussions.
SIR PERCY CRADOCK IN PEKING
- Sir Percy Cradock is now a private individual and is
travelling to China in that capacity.
- He is not carrying any message from the British Government
to the Chinese authorities. And, as he has said himself, he
will not be discussing Hong Kong with any of the officials he
meets.
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