TNAG-1556-FCO40-2120-Broadcasting-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 16

CODE 18-77

AWO Ltd. 7/84

JA3ATZ

HKK 306/1

To Mr Rawlinson, BBC Section Information Department

CONFIDENTIAL

Reference..

14K 300611

REC..

DES.

INDE,

22 DEC 1986

RY

laken

22/12

mes

BBC FAR EASTERN RELAY STATION IN HONG KONG

1.

I

enclose

of a copy Hong Kong.

a

whether

the

the

Assistant

from letter

Political

The letter appears to seek our

allow the Chinese might

station

to

SAR

Adviser (II) in preliminary views on continue to operate in Hong Kong after the territory becomes a of the PRC in 1997; and, more practically, how we might explore this with the Chinese.

2.

I have

no

strong views

Sino-British this. on

The one means of broaching the subject.

Joint

However,

related matters

a

form

a

discuss not provide would

Liaison Group would be the Group, which has been set up under the Hong Kong Agreement to to the transfer of Goverment in 1997, would

issue

A t for detailed discussion of the

most it

provide

in useful

of broaching

subject, between relevant margins, leading possibly to separate discussions

Chinese experts

later on. British/Hong Kong and Chinese

of raising channels; or

be

other

means

diplomatic

the

the

However,

issue this

there

may

there may

with the

be

more

more appropriate means Chinese through appropriate channels (eg involving the BBC (if such exist)) of which I am unaware.

3

•

I should be grateful for your advice and, by copy of this minute, any comments from Mr Fletcher-Cooke.

cc. Mr Fletcher-Cooke, FED.

B.U. Mr. Lefty-15310-36

семь

C.E. LEEKS,

HKD. (1.12.26)

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