TNAG-1398-FCO40-1870-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Basic-Law-1985 — Page 71

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MY TELNO 2620 : REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG

PRESS CONFERENCE BY XU JIATUN

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1. XU JIATUN HAS ALSO BEEN TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ABOUT ZHOU NAN'S CONVERSATION WITH SIR PETER BLAKER CLAIMING THAT ZHOU DREW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WERE NOT WHAT WAS MEANT BY THE EXERCISE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UNTIL 1997. XU HAS REPEATED HIS CLAIM THAT WHEN HE HAD SAT NEXT TO BLAKER AND GALSWORTHY AT MR RENTON'S DINNER HE HAD DRAWN ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT POINT.

2. FROM THE RECORD WHICH SIR PETER BLAKER MADE OF HIS MEETING (THERE WAS NO MEMBER OF THE EMBASSY PRESENT) ZHOU NAN MADE THE POINT THAT ''IF A CHANGE IN THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED THIS WOULD BE A MATTER GOING BEYOND THE DAY TO DAY ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG WHICH IS FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT UNTIL 1997''. (MY TELNO 2323). THE DISCUSSION AT THE DINNER IS RECORDED IN THE RECORD WHICH GALSWORTHY MADE AT THE TIME AND WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAVE, IN PARTICULARLY PARAS 4 AND 5.

3. XU IS OBVIOUSLY WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECT WHICH HIS REMARKS HAD HERE AND IS APPARENTLY INTENT ON LETTING IT BE KNOWN THAT HMG WERE AWARE OF CHINESE UNHAPPINESS ABOUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE WERE MAKING CHANGES WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH THEM.

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MR WILSON

BIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY PUSD

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MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR MARTIN asst staff

CABINET OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER

CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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