TNAG-1257-FCO40-1590-Third-countries-and-the-future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 69

UTURE OF HONG KONG ADVANCE COPIES 10

FUTURE

ADVANCE COPY IMMEDIATE

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM MUMBER 1157 OF 3/11/83

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MR COLES, No. 10 DOWNING ST

Ma Roberts

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INFO TO IMEDIATE HONG KONG

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MY TEL 'N 1154. FUTURE OF HONG KONG: CHINESE REMARKS TO THORN

1. DENG VXIAOPING TOLD THORN THAT SRITISH ADVISERS

WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE DURING A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN THE FIELDS OF EG THE POLICE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

HE CITED ZIMBABWE AS AN APPROPRIATE EXAMPLE (PARA 7

OF TUR). THIS MIGHT PERHAPS BE HELPFUL. WE HERE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY WHITE ZIMBABWEAYS OR EXPATRIATES WERE RETAINED IN THE ZIBASWE GOVERNMENT, ADMINISTRATION OR JUDICIARY. WE SUSPECT HOWEVER THAT AT THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE THE PROPORTION MAY HAVE BEEN

SIGNIFICANT.

2. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE APPROPRIATE DETAILS 4S SOON AS POSS- IBLE TO REINFORCE OUR ARGUMENTS THAT IT SHOULD BE

OPEN TO THE HONG KONG SAR TO APPOINT OR RETAAN NON-HONG KONG CHINESE IN CERTAIN KEY (AS WELL AS LOWER ECHELON) POSITIONS. IT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IF SUCH DETAILS COULD

REACH ME BY 1009002 AS I SHALL HAVE YAO GUANG, TO DINNER THAT EVENING. IT SHOULD INCLUDE WHITE ZIMBABWEAN NATIONALS AS WELL AS THOSE OF BRITISH OR DUAL NATIONALITY.