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SECRETARIA D

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1430

OF 261630Z MAY 87

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNOS 1983 AND 1984 TO FCO, PEKING TELNO 68 TO YOU AND YOUR TELNO 80 TO PEKING: THE JUDICIARY

1.

MINISTERS HAVE AGREED THAT THE PAPER IN SECOND HONG KONG

TUR MAY NOW BE HANDED TO THE CHINESE SIDE.

2.

GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REFERRING TO OUR EARLIER EXCHANGE AT JLGIV (PARA 1 OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR). PEKING SHOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT ONCE THE CHINESE HAVE STUDIED THE PLANS IN THE PAPER, IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THESE MIGHT BE ADDRESSED BEFORE JLGVII IN EXPERT TALKS, TO BE HELD IN

PEKING OR HONG KONG.

3.

WE HAVE LOOKED AGAIN AT PARA 21 OF YOUR DRAFT PAPER AND

FEEL ON REFLECTION THAT (GIVEN CHINESE SENSITIVITIES ABOUT PENSION MATTERS) THE WORDING MAY BE A LITTLE TECHNICAL. WE WONDER IF THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN PEKING EXPLAINING THE PENSIONS IMPLICATIONS IN CLEARER LANGUAGE WHEN THE PAPER IS HANDED OVER. THIS COULD BE DONE EITHER ORALLY OR BY MEANS OF A

BRIEF SPEAKING NOTE. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

RESTRICTED

LIMITED

COPIES TO:

HD/HKD

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

HD/FED

RESEARCH D. (FE)

DEP.HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR MCLAREN MR GILLMORE

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