GR 185
SECRET
DESK BY HONG KONG 10003OZ
FM PEKING 09083OZ MAR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
SECRET
TELEGRAM NUMBER 399 OF 9 MARCH
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TOP COPY
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2 MAR 1964
HONG KONG TELNO 625T FUTURE OF HONG KONG: LEGCO DEBATE
1. OUR ONLY COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT TEXT IN TUR ARE:
TARJASTAY
Taken
DB 16/3
(A) PARAGRAPH 2: WE THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO REFER DIRECTLY TO AND QUOTE FROM THE COMMUNIQUE AGREED AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER'S SEPTEMBER 1982 VISIT. THE FIRST SENTENCE MIGHT THUS BE RE-DRAFTED
ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
...VISITED CHINA AND AGREED A COMMUNIQUE WHICH STATED THAT
THE LEADERS OF BOTH COUNTRIES AGREED TO ENTER INTO TALKS THROUGH
DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS FOLLOWING THE VISIT, WITH THE COMMON AIM OF MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG.'' THIS SHOULD
AVOID THE FAMILIAR CHINESE SENSITIVITIES ABOUT THIS FORMULA.
(E) PARAGRAPH 3, FINAL SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST THIS BE RE-DRAFTED
ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES :
".... IN THIS COUNCIL BEFORE ANY EVENTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
HMG AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS SIGNED.'' ON PRESENT THINKING
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE SHALL HAVE HAD TO REACH PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT
AT DELEGATION LEVEL BEFORE THE DETAILS OF THAT AGREEMENT ARE
MADE PUBLIC FOR DISCUSSION.
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
PLANNING STAFF
/PUSD
D/ED/PUSD
RES .B. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR TAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/ME LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
́ ́SIR W HARDING
VIR WILSON
R WRIGHT
SI: C TICKEALL
COPTES 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 · NEWS D
MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MIR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE
PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR É CRADOCK RM K195
BIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
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