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REASONABLE FIRST DRAFT OF THE BL EMERGING DURING 1987, SEEMS

LIKELY.

9. WITH CERTAIN NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE CHINESE BUREAUCRACY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE BLDC, HOWEVER, STILL LACK SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HONG KONG WORKS. THE HONG KONG MEMBERS ARE NOT ALL AS EFFECTIVE AS ONE MIGHT HOPE, AND PRESENT CONFLICTING VIEWS. THE PROCESS OF EDUCATING THE CHINESE HAS TO BE VIGOROUSLY PURSUED. VISIT TO HONG KONG BY MEMBERS USEFUL. SIMPLISTIC VIEW OF THE ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP, AND THE WISH TO KEEP THE EXECUTIVE DOMINANT, BASIC TO THEIR ATTITUDE. THEY DISLIKE DIRECT ELECTIONS,

**MINISTERIAL SYSTEMS''- PARTY POLITICS.

10.

ARE

MORE HELP AND GUIDANCE S NEEDED FOR THE BLCC SPECIAL GROUPS, FOR EXAMPLE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY AFFAIRS.

THE JOINT LANSON GROUP

11.

JLG HAS AN ESTABLISHED WORK PATTERN. HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE USED TO T. THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS HAVE BOLSTERED CONFIDENCE. SIMILARLY, THE WORK OF THE LAND COMMISSION HAS GONE PARTICULARLY WELL. CONTINUING ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUND, BUSINESS- LIKE RELATIONSHIP VERY IMPORTANT. HONG KONG COMMUNITY REGARD JLG AS A BAROMETER OF CHINESE SINCERITY TOWARDS HONG KONG. MEDIA REPORTS

ITS MEETINGS IN GREAT DETAIL.

12.

THE JLG AGENDA WILL CONTINUE TO CONTAIN TRICKY AND DELICATE

MATTERS,' AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS ESPECIALLY *IMPORTANT, BEFORE IT IS ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG IN 1988. FALSE OR CLUMSY MOVES BY THE CHINESE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, COULD BE HIGHLY DAMAGING.

ANY

13.

PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THE ABLE LEADERSHIP OF DR. WILSON AND. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TEAM ON THE JLG.

CROSS-BORDER MATTERS

14. RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WELL, PARTICULARLY ON OPERATIONAL ASPECTS SUCH AS CUSTOMS, IMMIGRATION AND TRANSPORT. THIS ALSO ADDS TO CONFIDENCE.

DAYA BAY

15. WIDESPREAD AND GENUINE CONCERN IN HONG KONG OVER THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNDERSTOOD THAT DECISION TO BUILD REST WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. UK GOVERNMENT HOWEVER DOES HAVE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG AND SHOULD BE READY TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES THAT IT IS SATISFIED THAT IT WILL BE

SAFE.

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