TNAG-1519-FCO40-2080-Employment-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 139

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YOUR TELNO 320: HONG KONG AND THE LO.

AS DISCUSSED WITH SMITH DURING HIS VISIT, A HONG KONG ADVISORY PRESENCE IN THE UK DELEGATION HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY NOW FOR MANY YEARS. FOR THIS PRESENCE TO BE TRIPARTITE IMPLIES NO NEW PRINCIPLE AND THE TRIPARTITE HONG KONG DELEGATION AT THE LO REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA WAS TREATED WITH GREAT FRIENDLINESS BY THE CHINESE DELEGATION. THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A TRIPARTITE HONG KONG ELEMENT IN THE UK DELEGATHON TO GENEVA WILL BE IN ANY WAY UNWELCOME TO THE CHINESE PROVIDED THEY ARE INFORMED IN ADVANCE AND NOT TAKEN BY SURPRISE. WE CONFIRM THAT THIS REPRESENTS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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