SECRET
FROM PEKING 17085OZ FEB 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
SECRET
HKK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 276 OF 17/2/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
011/3
2 OFED 1984
No
Ry
R
PA
ion Tuls
Fees
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPERS ON CONSTITUTIONAL
ARRANGEMENTS AND ON SHIPPING
1. CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS:
YOUR TEL NO 292 TO HONG KONG
SUGGESTS THAT WE SHOULD PASS THE PAPER TO THE CHINESE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT ROUND. FOR TACTICAL REASONS I SHOULD PREFER NOT TO HAND OVER THE PAPER BEFORE
TABLING IT FORMALLY DURING THE NEXT ROUND (HONG KONG TEL NO 318 REFERS). THE CHINESE ARE EXPECTING IT DURING THE ROUND.
2. WE AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 11 PROPOSED IN PRAGRAPH 1 OF YOUR TEL NO 292.
3. SHIPPING: WE SEE SOME PRESENTATIONAL ADVANTAGE
IN MAKING THIS PAPER AVAILABLE TO THE CHINESE IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT ROUND (IF ITS TEXT IS AGREED IN TIME).
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE REVISED FORMULATION OF PARAGRAH 6 PROPOSED IN HONG KONG TELNO 413 TO YOU.
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
ED/HKD
ED/FED
ED/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
SIR W HARDING
MR DONALD
KR FRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS
MR BURROWS
NEWS D
LEGAL "ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFIC.
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM K195
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
SECRET
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