TNAG-1329-FCO40-1756-Future-of-Hong-Kong-test-of-the-acceptability-of-the-Joint-D-1984 — Page 47

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IT IS DIFFICULT AT PRESENT TO OFFER ADVANCE WARKING OF WHAT OTHER PARTICULAR POINTS IN THE ANNEX ARE CAUSING THE CHINESE DIFFICULTY (PARAGRAPH 8). ZHOU HAS CONFINED HIMSELF SO FAR TO COMMENTS OF PRINCIPLE AND HAD TAKEN THE LINE, QUITE FIRMLY, THAT THE ANNEX SHOULD BE RETEPRED TO THE WORKING GROUP FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. UNTIL THE GROUP RECOLVENES, WE APE UNLIKELY TO LEARN MUCH OF CHINESE OBJECTIONS OF DETAIL, ALTHOUGH I MAY BE ABLE

TO GAIN SOME INSIGHTS AT DINNER WITH ZHOU ON 17 AUGUST.

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I HAVE PROPOSED SEPARATELY THAT I SHOULD TAKE THA OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THE QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMANENT ID CARDS

(PARAGRAPH 6).

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SIR W HARDING

COPIES TO SIR P CRADOCK (2) MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

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