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Consultations with Hong Kong
It has now been agreed with Hong Kong that these consultations
should begin on Monday 23 November and go on for up to three days. We have not yet had Hong Kong's views on the Agenda, but we know
pretty well what they are likely to suggest.
2. We have heard through the Hong Kong Government Office that
Hong Kong would like the talks to start in the afternoon of the
23rd; this will give their delegation an opportunity of discussing their tactics during the morning of that day. Unfortunately,
Mr. Rippon is engaged after lunch.
lunch.
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Moreover he is not free for
In the circumstances I recommend that the talks should open at
12 noon for an initial half hour session. Mr. Rippon could make
a short opening statement to which, presumably, the Governor would
reply. I also recommend that there should be a ministerial lunch
and I hope that Mr. Royle will be free that day to preside at it. The detailed talks could then begin at, say, 3 o'clock.
4. I suggest that there should be 20 guests at lunch, including
the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, as follows:-
Hong Kong side
Sir David Trench
Sir John Cowperthwaite
Mr. Philip Haddon-Cave
Mr. J. Cater
Mr. David Sellers (Hong Kong Government Office, London)
Mr. D. Jones (Commercial Counsellor Hong KongAffairs, Geneva)
Mr. P. Dodge (Assistant Director, Commerce & Industry Dept,
Hir. H. Wright
Dept,(H.K.), Brussels)
UK Side
Parliamentary Under-Secretary
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Sir C. O'Neill
Sir L. Monson
Mr. Bottomley
Mr. Wilford
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Representative of European Integration Department
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