TNAG-1370-FCO40-1816-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1985 — Page 90

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CONFIDENTIAL

CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM

機密

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From:

Ag Political Adviser

Pef: SCR 1/1916/32 II

Tel. No.: 5-95345

Date:

23 August 1985

1

To: Branch Secretaries

PS/GH

AA/CS

CHINA RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Ar Galway

Yes.

Me

Presumably prompted

If or intray the teleje. Given the date, a bit late

in Th day to be telling

b.

Following discussions chaired by the Chief Secretary, it has been decided to revive the machinery for monitoring Hong Kong's relations with China which lapsed during the negotiations on Hong. Kong's future. There will now be an overall committee chaired by the CS, the China Relations Committee, under which will be established a China Economic Committee and a China Infrastructure and Communic- ations Committee. The CRC will also have overall responsibility for the network of Joint Working Groups with Shenzhen and the Border Liaison system.

2.

Details of the new committees showing their membership and terms of reference are attached, together with a chart showing their inter-relationship. It is intended that the CRC should meet about

every two months.

3.

Those Branch Secretaries who are not standing members of the CRC are invited to contact the Secretary, (the Assistant Political Adviser), if they wish to table papers for discussion at the CEC. Branch Secretaries will be invited to participate on an ad hoc Basis in discussions which have a bearing on their work.

4.

I should be grateful if this circular could be drawn to the attention of the Heads of Departments for which you are responsible.

Confirmation of the membership of the various committees will

5.

be circulated shortly.

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23/1

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 8 SEP 1985

NEGK OFFICER

REGISTHY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

RP Mazous

(R P Margolis)

Ag Political Adviser

CONFIDENTIAL

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