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GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1122
OF 1609O5Z APRIL 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
CONTIMENTIAL
TOP COPY
YOUR TELNO 657 (NOT TO PEKING) : SIR Y K PAO'S DISCUSSIONS WITH
MINISTERS
1. AM AFRAID YOUR TELEGRAM MISSED THE BOAD. # HAD ALREADY SEEN SIR Y K PAO WHO LEFT FOR PEKING TODAY. HE DID NOT IN THE EVENT TALK MUCH ABOUT HIS DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON. THE MAN SUBJECT OF MY TALK WITH HIM WAS THE FUTURE OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMY IN THE LIGHT
OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
2. ON THE BASIC LAW AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT HE URGED THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN INFORMAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BRITISH SIDES. I SAID THAT EVERYONE WAS IN FAVOUR OF THIS BUT HIT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONDUCT IT WHEN THE CHINESE WERE GIVING NO
INDICATION AT ALL OF THEIR THINKING.
3. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WAS AWAITING A COMMUNICATION FROM LONDON ON THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. AT DOES NOT SEEM TO ME APPROPRIATE FOR THE TITLE TO REFER TO THE JOINT DECLARATHON ON HONG KONG. HONG KONG STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND. IT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) MAINLAND EDUCATION
SYSTEM.
4. SIR Y K PAO TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TELEXED THE AMBASSADOR IN PEKING (TO WHOM 4 AM REPEATING THIS TELEGRAM) TO SAY THAT HE WOULD BE STAYING AT THE PEKING HOTEL DURING THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE SESSIONS. THINK HE IS HOPING TO MEET THE AMBASSADOR BUT COULD NOT MAKE ANY APPOINTMENT UNTIL HE KNEW THE TIMING OF EVENTS ARRANGED BY THE CHINESE. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS YOU MAY WISH TO PEPEAT YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE TO PEKING FOR THE AMBASSADOR'S INFORMATHON.
YOUDE
LIMITED
HKD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W. HARDING DR WILSON
CONTE ENTIAL
HKROIOL. RECEIVED IN RESTRI 1 8 APR 1986
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