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28 MAY 1985

TO IMMEDIATE CERTAIN MISSIONS AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

GUIDANCE TELEGRAM NUMBER 076 OF 22 MAY

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RATIFICATION

INTRODUCTION

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ON 21 MAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN LONDON AND

PEKING THAT INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION OF THE HONG KONG

AGREEMENT WILL BE EXCHANGED IN PEKING ON 27 MAY 1985.

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ANNEX 2 OF THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT EACH SIDE SHALL DESIGNATE A SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE, AND FOUR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO BE ESTABLISHED UPON THE

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT (WHICH WILL BE ON THE DATE OF

THE EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION). IT WAS ANNOUNCED

IN LONDON ON 21 MAY THAT THE BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL

BE:

SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE:

MEMBERS:

DR D C WILSON CMG (AUSS,FCO)

MR E P HO CBE (HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY) MR JD I BOYD CMG (POLITICAL ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG)

MR A C GALSWORTHY CMG (HEAD OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO). MR P A B THOMSON (BRITISH EMBASSY, PEKING)

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3. WE ARE GLAD THAT RATIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE WELL ON SCHEDULE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES A SOLID BASIS FOR HONG KONG'S CONTINUED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY. SINCE THE

AGREEMENT WAS INITIALLED LAST SEPTEMBER THE HONG KONG STOCK

EXCHANGE HAS RISEN BY OVER 600 POINTS. GDP GROWTH OF 7 PER CENT

AND EXPORT GROWTH OF 18 PER CENT IS FORECAST FOR 1985/86. WE SHALL FAITHFULLY AND FULLY IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT

AND HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE CHINESE WILL DO LIKEWISE.

ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR USE

MR ERIC HO'S INCLUSION IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.

IN DECIDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE JOINT

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