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FM HONG KONG 07075OZ SEP 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 997 OF 7 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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M. Mom's
RECORD KERAMAT Paspich to FED
7 SEPITOZ
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FROM POLITICAL ADVISER
PEKING TELNO 500: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA : 22 SEPTEMBER SPEECH
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1. THE REDRAFT IN PEKING TUR RETAINS (PARA 10) THE PASSAGE ABOUT HONG KONG FROM THE DRAFT IN FCO TELNO 332 TO PEKING. THE GOVERNOR HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS, IN PARTICULAR:
(A) WE SHOULD NOT TALK OF SHARED 'RESPONSIBILITY" WITH CHINA FOR HONG KONG OR ITS PEOPLE. THE WORD WOULD BE PICKED UP HERE AND WOULD BE REGARDED AS AN UNNECESSARY CONCESSION TO THE CHINESE VIEW. IT IS ALSO BETTER TO STICK TO THE TRADITIONAL PHRASE 'STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG RATHER THAN REFER TO THE 'SECURITY AND PROSPERITY'' OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE. (B) THE REFERENCE TO HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELFARE OF THE FAR EAST AS A WHOLE 'GOES TOO FAR.
2. WE SHOULD PREFER SOMETHING ON THE LINES OF:-
**IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT COOPERATION AND MUTUAL GOODWILL BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG HAVE DEVELOPED SO VERY GREATLY IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN THE ECONOMIC FIELD. THE CONTINUED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG IS THE COMMON AIM OF BOTH OUR GOVERNMENTS. I HOPE THAT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WE CAN DISCUSS WAYS OF DEVELOPING OUR COOPERATION STILL FURTHER, SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE IN PROSPERITY, AND THAT HONG KONG CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MODERNISATION OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY'
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MR.GIFFARD MR DONALD
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