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RELIVED IN REUSITY NO. 5?
- 8 OCT 1979
FM FCO 0517537 OCT 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 799 OF 5 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FROM MCLARENT
INDEX
DESK OF CER
No
RIHR 8/10
Seyf
VISIT OF PREMIER HUA GUOFENG, 28 OCTOBER 3 NOVEMBER:
HỒNG KONG.
Y
Mon Taxen
1. WE ARE NOW PREPARING BRIEFS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S DISCUSSIONS
WITH HUA. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE PROPOSE TO PROVIDE TALKING
POINTS ON THE FOLLOWING HONG KONG SUBJECTS;-
A) HONG KONG/CHINA RELATIONS,
SATISFACTION WITH PRESENT STATE OF RELATIONS. STRONG MUTUAL
INTEREST IN THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG.
B) IMMIGRATION,
CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUING HIGH LEVELS OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA. NEED FOR CHINESE TO TAKE EFFECTIVE MEASURES
TO BRING NUMBERS DOWN TO MANAGEABLE PROPORTIONS.
C) NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
WE PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND A LINE BASED ON PARAGRAPH 3 OF
PEKING TELNO 227 AND ON THE THINKING IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF YOUR
TEL NO 1343 (THERE ARE NO SEPARATE TALKS BETWEEN THE SECRETARY
OF STATE AND HUANG HUA, HONG KONG ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AT ONE OF THE PLENARY SESSIONS AT NO 10 DOWNING STREET).
2. WE SHALL ALSO PROVIDE DEFENSIVE BRIEFING ON OFFICIAL CHINESE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG. WE SHALL PROPOSE A LINE SIMILAR TO THAT TAKEN BY SIR M MACLEHOSE WHEN THE MATTER WAS RAISED WITH HIM IN PEKING, IE THAT OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION WOULD BE PREMATURE: THAT PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE SATISFACTORY: AND THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE READY TO HELP FIND SOLUTIONS TO ANY PRACTICAL PROBLEMS THAT
MIGHT ARISE.
3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 998930Z
CARRINGTON
FILES HHARD
FED MRRORTAZZ |
MR MURRAY
PORET
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