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TELECON SMITH/DAVID: PROPOSED UK/CHINESE DINNER AT INTERNATIONAL

LABOUR CONFERENCE

1.

WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT ANY DINNER/MEETING WITH THE CHINESE

AT THE ILO SHOULD REMAIN A SOCIAL OCCASION AND NOT GO INTO THE

SUBSTANCE OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE POSITION WITHIN THE ILO.

2.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE ILO AS A TOPIC FOR PRIORITY

DISCUSSION WITHIN THE SUB-GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS AND

OBLIGATIONS WHICH IS WORKING UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE SINO-BRITISH

JOINT LIAISON GROUP. THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED THAT IT SHOULD BE A

PRIORITY BUT AS YET IT HAS NOT FORMALLY BEEN PUT ON THE

SUB-GROUP'S AGENDA. IT WILL BE A COMPLEX ISSUE, ON WHICH WE HAVE

NOT YET WORKED OUT OUR POSITION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THERE WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE SCOPE FOR MISUNDERSTANDING, AND

POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO OUR POSITION IN OUR LATER FORMAL DISCUSSIONS

WITHIN THE JLG CONTEXT, IF IDEAS ON SUBSTANCE WERE PUT FORWARD TO

THE CHINESE, HOWEVER INFORMALLY, AT THIS STAGE.

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