TNAG-1157-FCO40-1437-Visits-by-FCO-Ministers-to-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 214

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OO HONG KONG DESKBY 21010OZ

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FM FCO 19170OZ NOV 82

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 968 OF 19 NOVEMBER

FOR PA FROM HKGD

LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT: BRIEFING

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1. THE BRIEF ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES WILL BE LARGELY BACKGROUND.

FOR THE SECTION DEALING WITH HONG KONG-SHENZHEN CROSS BORDER

CONTACTS WE ARE PROPOSING TO DRAW MAINLY FROM YOUR CORRESPOND-

ENCE DEALING WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT WORKING GROUPS,

RESTING WITH MCLAREN'S LETTER OF 21 OCTOBER TO CLIFT. WE WILL

ATTACH AS ANNEX TO THE BRIEF THE FORMAL AGREEMENT SIGNED ON

30 APRIL. THE POINTS TO MAKE WILL BE MINIMAL: THAT WE WELCOME

INCREASED CONTACTS AS THEY ENABLE HONG KONG TO PLAY A GREATER

ROLE IN CHINA'S MODERNISATION, SO HELPING TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE

IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE.

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GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT THIS WILL BE APPROPRIATE, OR FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY POINS THAT LORD BELSTEAD MIGHT MAKE WHEN MEETING UNOFFICIALS,

BUSINESSMEN AND THE PRESS. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS BY 090OZ

23 NOVEMBER.

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