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OCMIAN 0080

CONFIDENTIAL

OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

031420Z SEP

GRS 374

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1876

OF 031420Z SEPTEMBER 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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FOLLOWING FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

MIPT: EXCO VISIT TO LONDON

FOLLOWING IS DRAFT STATEMENT.

BEGINS

1.

THE PRIME MINISTER HAD A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG. THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FCO WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, MR TIM RENTON, WAS ALSO PRESENT.

2.

THE MEETING REVIEWED DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG SINCE THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE TERRITORY IN DECEMBER 1984 AND THE RATIFICATION IN MAY 1985 OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. THE PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSED

APPRECIATION OF THE CONTINUING CLOSE CONSULTATION BETWEEN

MINISTERS AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG, AND OF THE

VALUABLE ROLE PLAYED BY THE UNOFFICIALS IN TENDERING ADVICE AND IN REPRESENTING THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE.

3.

THE MEETING EXPRESSED PLEASURE AT THE SMOOTH

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION BY THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS OVER THE 15 MONTHS SINCE IT CAME INTO EFFECT.

HKK 026/5

- 8 SEP 1986

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