TNAG-1243-FCO40-1557-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 81

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SECRET

TELELETTER

FROM D G BLUNT, PEKING

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Steward to Cam & mank to com

22 NOVEMBER 1983

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FOLLOWING FOR W MORRIS HKD FCO

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COPIED TO R P MARGOLIS, DPA, HONG KONG

23/11

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: NEED FOR DETAIL

1. WE NOTED WITH INTEREST JI PENG FEI'S REPORTED R

EMARKS

TSERVES NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS DELEGATION THAT

A

OF BASIC LAWS FOR HONG KONG WOULD BECOME AN APPENDIX TU ARTICLE 31 OF THE CONSTITUTION, AND THAT HONG KONG

'' PEOPLE WOULD BE CONSULTED ABOUT MAWS BEFORE THEY WERE

Lams!

hw? word. SUBMITTED TO THE NPC FOR APPROVAL (PARA 4 OF HONG KONG

spalin

and and

vely dang

TELNO 1745). THIS LAST POINT CHIMES WITH A REMARK MADE BY AN AMANUENSIS OF YAO GUANG'S NAMED WANG AT THE DINNER FOR THE TWO DELEGATIONS ON 15 NOVEMBER.

2. WANG, WHO IS NOT A FORMAL MEMBER OF THE CHINESE

RELEGATION BUT WHO ATTENDS THE TALKS AND PASSES YAO NOTES

OF POINTS TO MAKE DURING THE SESSIONS, WAS ASKED BY

WILLIAM EHRMAN, IN THE COURSE OF A DISCUSSION ON THE NEED FOR AGREEMENT ON DETAIL, WHETHER THE CHINESE SIMPLY INTENDED