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IMMEDIATE

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DESKBY 221200Z

CYPHER CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 221045Z

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NO. 51

2 5 APR 1977.

NKK030/4

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 407 OF 22 APRIL

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FOR WEBB-

JOHNSON).

KUK VISIT.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 290

OF 20 APRIL.

DISCUSSION WITH MRS THATCHER WAS CORDIAL, SHORT AND GENERAL AND CONTAINED LITTLE OF SUBSTANCE.MAIN POINTS MADE BY CHAIRMAN

OF KUK WERE THAT PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN NEW TERRITORIES

COMPARED UNFAVOURABLY WITH REST OF HONG KONG AND THAT IN THE

PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT THE RESUMPTION OF LAND AND REMOVAL

OF VILLAGES RESULTED IN THE INDIGENOUS INHABITANTS BEING

TREATED UNFAIRLY. BECAUSE OF THIS THE KUK WAS SENDING A DELEGATION TO THE UK. LEADER OF DELEGATION CHEUNG YAN-LUNG

SAID THAT THE MISSION ALSO HAD A GOODWILL FUNCTION, AND HE

HOPED TO EXPLAIN HONG KONG'S PROBLEMS IN GENERAL AND WITH REGARD TO RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORTS TO OBTAIN THE BRITISH

GOVERNMENT'S UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.

2. COPY OF DRAFT DOCUMENTS TO BE PRESENTED BUT EXCLUDING

DOCUMENT BEING PREPARED BY COUNSEL WHICH HAVE NOW BEEN

CONSIDERABLY ALTERED, WAS SENT BY BAG ON 18 APRIL. WORDING IS MORE EXTREME THAN IN PREVIOUS PETITIONS BUT CONTAINS LITTLE

THAT IS NEW OR WAS NOT FORESEEN IN THE BRIEF WHICH I GAVE

TO STEWART.

3. SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE-

VILLAGE

(A) TO LIBERALISE RIGHT TO BUKLD VILLAGE HOUSES:

/TO SPEED

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