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a)
Discussions: There will be meetings with the
Governor and his senior officials, Unofficial
Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils
(UMELCO), and the Urban Council.
in Brief No 4)
(Personality notes
b) Visits: These should let Mr Atkins see the work of
the security forces in combatting illegal immigration from China, major development programmes including
the New Towns and public housing.
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS
Political Issues
4.
UK/Hong Kong bilateral issues include a number which
have aroused strong feelings in Hong Kong. (They will also
be raised by UMELCO and the Urban Council):
a) The Nationality Act. The Lord Privy Seal may wish
b)
c)
to ask the Governor's view on the best way of
handling UMELCO (Brief No 5).
Increase in Higher Education Fees for Overseas
Students in the UK. The Hong Kong Government has
instituted a loan scheme for Hong Kong first degree
students in the UK. We await the report of the
Overseas Students Trust (Brief No 6).
Renegotiation of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA).
The Lord Privy Seal will be pressed hard in Hong
Kong to explain HMG's line in the negotiations and
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