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HONG KONG: DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR

1.

See previous minute attached.

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2.

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I have discussed with Mr Clift how we should arrange

Sir M MacLehose's programme on 11 January in the light of a

message which Sir M MacLehose sent me outlining the subjects he

wishes to discuss. For most of these it will be very useful for

the Minister of State to be involved in the discussions, and for

some of them it will be essential. We shall have to devote most

of the morning to Hong Kong affairs and I have provisionally suggested that the timetable should be re-arranged so that the Governor talks with you and me (and Mr Clift) at 1030 and that we

all move to Mr Blaker at 1130.

3.

(i)

The Governor wishes to discuss:

Senior appointments in Hong Kong

(ii) Expansion of the Garrison (he will have seen the Defence

Secretary on 10 January)

(iii) Next steps on:-

(a) Legal and illegal immigration

(b) Leases

(c) Relations with China generally

(iv) UK/HK Air Services (because of the CAA hearing postponement

(v)

this will be nothing more than an up-date of all our information)

Parliamentary interest in Hong Kong and the connection between Hong Kong pressure groups and MPs in this country

(vi) The Hong Kong economy and implications for the public works

programme.

4. I have asked Mr Clift to prepare a briefing compendium for all these items, top copy to be submitted through me to Mr Blaker, on

8 January.

2 January 1980

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