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19. IN PARA 22 WHICH
SECRET
OFFICIAL BUILDINGS' ARE MEANT? THE FLYING
OF CHINESE FLAGS OVER BRITISH OFFICIAL BUILDINGS WOULD BE A VERY EMOTIVE ISSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE BEST LEFT ALONE UNTIL THERE ARE
ACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
20. IN PARA 23 OMIT THAT WOULD PRESERVE ITS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
AFTER 1997''. THIS WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACTUAL RELINQUISH-
MENT' IF THAT MEANS CHINA TAKING BACK HONG KONG.
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21. IN PARA 24 OMIT LITTLE OR*! AS IT STANDS THE S.A.R. CONCEPT
ASSUMES THE WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH AUTHORITY ALTOGETHER.
22. IN PARA 25 REPLACE FIRST SENTENCE BY GIVEN THE GAP BETWEEN
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE POSITIONS THERE IS NO MEANS OF KNOWING
WHETHER SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE
CHINESE AND THE NEGOTIATION WILL CERTAINLY BE AN EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT ONE''. FOR THE THIRD SENTENCE SUBSTITUTE BUT WE SHOULD
BE UNDER NO ILLUSION ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF EXTRACTING SUCH A
DECLARATION FROM THEM : EVEN IF THEY ARE PREPARED TO CONTEMPLATE IT, IT SEEMS CERTAIN THAT IN RESPONSE THEY WOULD REQUIRE SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY''.
23. PARA 32(D). PLEASE SEE MY TELNO 384. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
MAKE CLEAR THAT BCDT CITIZENSHIP DOES NOT CARRY ANY RIGHT OF
ABODE IN THE UK.
24. PARA 32(G). WE MUST NOT IN THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF
HONG KONG GET INTO THE POSITION OF SUGGESTING THAT UK INTERESTS
(1.E. BA INTERESTS) ARE PARAMOUNT. THIS COULD WELL BE A POINT ON
WHICH ROUTE RIGHTS FLOWING FROM KAITAK COULD BE SHARED BETWEEN
CPA, CAAC AND BA. KAITAK DOES NOT (UNDERLINED) LIE IN THE CEDED TERRITORY.
25. ON PARAS 33 TO 37 SEE M.1.F.T.
26. OMIT PARA 38. I WOULD NOT WANT TO GIVE THE CHINESE THE IMPRESSION
THAT DEALING WITH LOCAL LEASES ALONE WILL NOW HAVE MUCH IMPACT.
WE NEED MORE THAN THAT. (SEE ALSO PARA 2 ABOVE).
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