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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1382 OF 26 NOVEMBER
LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT
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APART FROM THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE, THE MAIN ISSUES WHICH
HAVE BEEN EXERCISING UMELCO ARE THE MFA NEGOTIATIONS, NOMENCLATURE
IN PASSPORTS AND OVERSEAS STUDENTS FEES. THESE MATTERS ARE SEEN
AS RELEVANT TO HMG'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG.
2. ON THE MFA, I SHARE THE MINISTER OF TRADE'S VIEW (HIS TELNO
OTTER 110 OF 25 NOVEMBER) AND STRONGLY HOPE THAT IT WILL NOW BE
POSSIBLE TO MOVE QUICKLY TOWARDS FINAL AGREEMENT. IT WOULD BE A
GREAT HELP IF AGREEMENT COULD BE REACHED BEFORE LORD BELSTEAD'S
VISIT.
3. THE UNOFFICIALS ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE THAT THE ISSUE OF
NOMENCLATURE IN PASSPORTS HAS BEEN SETTLED.
4. ON OVERSEAS STUDENT FEES, THE POSITION IS THAT IN AUGUST THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ENDORSED A PROPOSAL THAT HMG AND HKG SHOULD
SHARE JOINTLY AND EQUALLY THE DIFFERENCE IN COST BETWEEN THE
OVERSEAS AND HOME LEVEL OF FEES FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS ON
FIRST DEGREE OR POLYTECHNIC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA COURSES IN
U.K. SUBJECT TO MEANS TESTING.
5. IT IS THUS OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE HKG MADE ITS OFFER. A
FAVOURABLE RESPONSE BY HMG BEFORE OR DURING THE VISIT WOULD BE
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF H.M.G.'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG.
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