5.
Lee
said he
as he
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was by a
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team
most the
vulnerable in the confronted
monolithic Chinese including some of the best legal brains and experienced bureaucratic operators. In comparison Hong Kong side was in disarray: it did not prepare a common position before meetings, and Hong
and Hong Kong members. often adopted opposing views. He only wished he could have more systematic briefing from the Hong Kong
Government. was being being Government. regarded as tip-off.
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He said it was quite clear that Maria Tam primed with information by the Hong Kong
Szeto Wah and
and himself, because they were less reliable, were only given an occasional He would very much like to receive more help.
to decide whether you
6. It must of course be for you can respond to this indirect plea
to this indirect plea for assistance. You may at least wish to consider whether it might be feasible to give Lee slightly more comprehensive breifing, providing of course that you
think he would make discreet enough use of it.
7.
Finally a more straightforward practical point. As he was leaving he asked me if it was possible for him to have a list setting out the hierarchy of those in the FCO (Ministers and senior officials) dealing with Hong Kong. I said that you would have no difficulty on concocting such a list and passing it on to him. Could you kindly do so? I think it would meet his needs if he simply had a list of names and titles,
and titles, going from the Secretary of State down to, say, the section heads in Hong Kong Department.
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