TNAG-1392-FCO40-1864-Future-of-Hong-Kong-briefing-for-meetings-and-visits-1985 — Page 51

GRS 360

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2131

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OF 10101OZ OCTOBER 35

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 1512 : PRIME MINISTER'S BILATERAL WITH ZHAO ZIYANG IN NEW YORK : HONG KONG.

WE HAVE DISCOVERED UPON RESEARCH THAT A DEFENSIVE BRIEF ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER FOR ZHAO ZIYANG'S VISIT IN JUNE: YOUR TELNO 683 AND OUR TELNO 959– REFER.

YOUR TELNO 683 AND OUR TELNO 959— HKK 024/6 (88

HKK 020/6

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2. THE POINTS IN OUR TELNO 959 ARE BY THE LARGE STILL VALID. WE WOULD, HOWEVER, SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING MINOR CHANGES BY WAY OF UP-DATING OR IMPROVEMENT.

(A) ANSWER (2) :

(1) AMEND SECOND SENTENCE TO READ OUR AIMS ARE TO DEVELOP (11) INSERT NEW THIRD SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS:

''FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS NECESSARY FOR MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY."

(B) ANSWER (3) : ADD NEW SENTENCE AT END AS FOLLOWS: ''WE SHALL CONTINUE TO MOVE WITH DUE CAUTION.''.

(C) ANSWER (4) : INSERT NEW THIRD SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS: "FIRST ELECTIONS TO LEGCO TOOK PLACE SMOOTHLY LAST MONTH AND OUTCOME BOTH REASSURING AND ENCOURAGING.''.

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(D) ANSWER (5) : DELETE AND SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE''

FROM SECOND SENTENCE. (THE PHRASE COULD, ON REFLECTION, BE TAKEN TO IMPLY THAT WE ARE AIMING AT AN ELECTED EXCO. WHILE WE WOULD NOT WISH TO FORECLOSE ANY OPTION, THE JOINT DECLARATION REFERS TO ELECTIONS ONLY IN THE CONTEXT OF LEGCO AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.)

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