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preempt the Basic Law as they fear; and that our intention is to maintain a dialogue with them
as the likely outcome of the 1987 review emerges in order to
ensure as far as possible that this "converges" with the plans
that they a re Пow formulating in their draft Basic Law. The Chinese have been somewhat reassured by this dialogue, but some
of them rema in suspicious of Our long te m intentions on constitutional development. It may well be that Sir Y K seeks
to raise these continuing Chinese concerns with the Prime Minister
(he did so with senior FCO officials here a year ago).
Joint Liaison Group
7. First meeting of the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) took place in London in July 1985; second meeting in Peking in November 1985
and third meeting in Hong Kong 11-14 March 1986.
8.
One of the main topics discussed in JLG has been Hong Kong's
continued participation in the GATT.
9.
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