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contribute more, and press the UNHCR to repay their debt to
Hong Kong. Christine Loh (in particular) will also ask how
HMG intends to oblige China to uphold the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) after 1997.
(The Foreign Secretary most recently pressed Qian Qichen on
the issue on 8/9 July and was briefed to do so on 1 October
but ran out of time).
13.
Additional background briefs are included on British
Business prospects (Brief No 15); UK/Hong Kong Trade and
Investment (Brief No 16); the Hong Kong Economy (Brief No
17); Estate Matters (Brief No 18) and Personnel Matters
(Brief No 19).
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