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FM HONG KONG

TO HIMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1626

OF 26062OZ MAY 86

INFO MMMEDIATE PEKING

HKK 124/3

RECEIVED US

23 MAY 1986

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YOUR TELNO 870 : AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT.

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1. AS THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT DURING HIS VISIT TO LONDON, THE

PAPERS HANDED. OVER BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO WU XUEQIAN ON 23

MAY CONTAIN A REFERENCE TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL

MEMBERS OF LEGCO. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SHOULD SPEAK

TO THE CHINESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2. WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO OUR SPEAKING NOTE SUGGESTED

BY PEKING IN THEIR TELNO 730. WE CONFIRM THAT IT IS OUR INTENTION

THAT THE BACKGROUND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTE (YOUR TELNO 850

REFERS).

3. THE PROPOSED FORM OF GOVERNMENT LEASE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE CHINESE

SIDE OF THE LAND COMMISSION AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT

MEETING ON 30 MAY. WE WILL REPORT THE OUTCOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

4. OUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFTS ENCLOSED WITH LEEKS' LETTER HKK 011/10

OF 1 MAY TO CRAWFORD ARE BEING TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENT ON MR WILSON

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