TNAG-1455-FCO40-1978-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-amendments-1986 — Page 51

GRS 1800

RESTRICTED

FM HONG KONG-

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1958

OF 24104OZ JUNE 86

RESTRICTED

*INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING. #NFO ROUTINE UKMNS GENEVA, HKGOV REPS WASHINGTON, NEW YORK INFO ROUTINE HKGOV REPS BRUSSELS, GENEVA

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: PRESS COVERAGE : WEEKLY ROUNDUP

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1. THERE WAS QUITE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE JLG EXPERT SUB-GROUP

MEETING IN PEKING.

THE BLDC SUB-GROUP'S COMING MEETHING ON THE SAR POLITHICAL SYSTEM IN

SHENZHEN AND THE PROPOSED WISHIT TO HONG KONG BY THE CHINESE MEMBERS

OF THE BLDC SPECIAL GROUP ON CPG/SAR RELATIONSHIP ALSO RECEIVED

PRESS PNTEREST. THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE INVESTMENT OF THE

SAR'S SHARE OF LAND REVENUE WAS UN VIOLATION OF THE JOINT

DECLARATION WAS DEBATED BY THE MEDIHA.

NEWS COVERAGE :

2. JLG: DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES GERRY HIGGINSON

WAS QUOTED AS SAYING ON HIS RETURN FROM PEKING THAT THE TALKS ON

CIVIL AVIATION AND SHIPPING MATTERS HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTIVE AND

POSHTIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO REAL PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE. HE SAND THE

CONTENTS OF THE DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE REPORTED TO THE JLG WHICH

WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET HIN LONDON AT THE END OF JULY. WAH KHU YAT PO

SAID IN A REPORT FALED FROM PEKING THAT MORE THAN TWENTY CHWIL

AVIATION AGREEMENTS WHICH HONG KONG HAD SIGNED WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

WOULD HAVE TO BE SIGNED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC

SERVICES JOHN YAXLEY WAS REPORTED ON COMMERCIAL RADIO AND IN THE

SING TAO AND HONG KONG TIMES AS SAYING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD

AUTHORIZE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS CHWIL AVIRATHON MATTERS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AS AN INDEPENDENT PARTY. THENS WAS PART

OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S PREPARATION FOR HONG KONG'S TRANSITION

PERIOD. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE ARRANGEMENT TO CHINA BEFOREHAND. ON SHIPPING, WEN WE PO AND TA KUNG PAO REPORTED THAT THE SUB-GROUP HAD DISCUSSED A FORMULA FOR A

SHIPPING REGISTER FOR HONG KONG PROPOSED BY THE BRITISH SIDE. THE

TALKS ON TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION WERE CARRIED OUT ON A WORKMAN-LIKE

AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE, ALAN CARTER, DIRECTOR OF PMMIGRATION,

TOLD THE PRESS ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG. THE CONTINUED USE OF

THE CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY AFTER 1997 AND THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW D CARD HAD BEEN DISCUSSED. THE ID CARD WOULD SPELL OUT THE RIGHT OF ABODE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AND WOULD NOT HAVE AN EXPORTY DATE. DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE D CARD WOULD BE FINALIZED AT THE RESTRICTED NEXT JLG MEETING.

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