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FROM PEKING 17071OZ JAN 85
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 70 OF 17/1/85
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND UKMIS NEW YORK (FOR SIR E YOUDE)
(56)
YOUR TELNO 110 TO HONG KONG: HONG KONG BILL: DRAFT SPEECH FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'S USE ON SECOND READING ON 21 JANUARY.
1. WE HAVE ONLY TWO COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN TUR:
(A) PARAGRAPH 27: THE CHINESE WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT BILATERAL CONSULTATION WOULD BE FACILITATED BY CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO **CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL I HOPE
(B) PARAGRAPH 29, FINAL SENTENCE: WE NEED TO MOVE RAPIDLY NOT ONLY TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENCE BUT ALSO TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENT. WE SUGGEST THAT THIS SENTENCE DE AMENDED TO: *WE NOW NEED TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO RATIFY AND IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT NOT ONLY TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS BUT ALSO SO THAT THE RENEWED CONFIDENCE
THOMSON
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST
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