LiKK040/4
GRS 410
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DESBKY 2714OOZ
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PEKING 271125Z APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
MKK040/1
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 815 OF 27/4/84
30 APR 134
INFO HONG KONG
FOR CLIFT HONG KONG DEPT FROM GOVERNOR
1881/5
MY TEL NO 334 JOE 9 FEBRUARY) AND YOURTEL NO 249
MKK04014 (120)
+KKO4014 (125)
1. IT NOW SEEMS CERTAIN THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE FOR ME TO BE AWAY FROM HONG KONG DURING JULY AND AUGUST, THE NORMAL HOLIDAY PERIOD. ANXIETY IS LIKELY TO MOUNT AS THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF A DRAFT AGREEMENT APPROACHES. FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT IN SEPTEMBER I WILL NEED TO REMAIN THERE DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY AND THE DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT, NOT TO MENTION MY ANNUAL ADDRESS IN LEGCO IN OCTOBER. I SHOULD NOT BE AWAY FOR MORE THAN
A FEW DAYS AT A TIME DURING THAT PERIOD.
2. IN CONSEQUENCE I SHOULD LIKE TO STICK TO MY PLAN TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK IN THE SECOND HALF OF MAY BETWEEN THE 14TH
AND 15TH ROUNDS (THESE ARE PLANNED FOR MAY 9 AND 10 AND MAY 30 AND 31).
3. A VISIT TO LONDON WOULD IN ANY CASE BE USEFUL SINCE, QUITE APART FROM THE TALKS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE AFFECTING HONG KONG'S RELATIONS WITH HMG WHICH WE COULD USEFULLY DISCUSS E.G. HOW TO HANDLE NATIONALITY, PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF SETTLEMENT, ASSURANCES TO THE CIVIL SERVICE, PENSIONS, ETC. FOR THIS PURPOSE I WOULD MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE IN LONDON ON MONDAY, MAY 14 AND AGAIN
NON FRIDAY MAY 25. IN THE INTERIM I WOULD SPEND
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A WEEK OR 10 DAYS IN THE WEST COUNTRY WHERE I WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION BY TELEPHONE AND I COULD ARRANGE FOR PAPERS TO BE CONVEYED TO ME BY SAFE HAND IF THE WERE NECESSARY.
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