TNAG-1437-FCO40-1921-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 24

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AFFAIR'S LEGAL ADVISER, WHO IS VISITING HONG KONG WITH LU PING,

DID SPEAK TO OUR LAWYERS ON 30 JANUARY ABOUT THE ECONOMIC JOURNAL

REPORT ON WHAT A MEMBER OF EXCO WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SAID. OUR

PROPOSALS ON THE RESPONSE TO SHAO'S REMARKS FOLLOW IN A SEPARATE

TELEGRAM.

6. IF HAVING SPOKEN ABOUT SHAO (SEE MY SEPARATE TELEGRAM ) THE NCNA

RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE EXCO DOCUMENT WE WOULD REPLY AS PROPOSED

IN OUR TELNO 312. WE MIGHT ADD THAT IT WILL BE OBVIOUS TO THEM

THAT ANY GOVERNMENT HAS TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY WORK ON SUCH MATTERS

AND WE ASSUME THAT THEY ARE DOING THE SAME.

YOUDE

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD

HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS

MR FIFOOT

MR WOOD

MR PEIRCE

NEWS DEPT

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

ASSESSMENTS STAFF CABINET OFFIC

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR CROWLEY

PUSD

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