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CALL ON MR RENTON BY SIR S Y CHUNG

11AM, 11 JUNE 1986

Points to Make

HONG KONG

I.

(a)

(b)

General/Future

How do you assess current mood in Hong Kong? Recovered

from anxieties at the end of last year, after Xu

Jiatun's comments on deviations from Joint Declaration?

First meeting of JLG in Hong Kong seems to have gone

well. Chinese made special effort to be helpful, eg on GATT and passports. Good reaction in Hong Kong?

II.

Structure of Government

(c)

1987 Review will plainly be

exercise.

(a)

(e)

(£)

difficult

and

delicate

on

How do you see Hong Kong opinion

constitutional development evolving?

We have been at great pains to leave the Chinese in no doubt about our commitment to 1987 Review going ahead,

Have made clear that we must take full account of Hong

Kong opinion.

Government.

of

Chinese now studying our papers on structure

Must identify opportunities to build

positive dialogue on this promising start. We see

Governor's visit to Peking in late August as excellent

opportunity for this.

(Defensive) (Discussion in JLG IV?) Have made clear

to Chinese that JLG is not best place to consider this

issue, given its complexities and Hong Kong

sensitivities.

But as ExCo have

refuse to discuss subject in that

cannot

recognised

forum if Chinese

insist on raising it.

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