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CONFIDENTIAL
VISIT OF HEAD OF POD TO HONG KONG: NOTE ON CURRENT RELEVANT ISSUES
Joint Liaison Group Office
1. The Joint Liaison Group (JLG) is the main forum for our continuing discussions with the Chinese on the many matters concerning the future of Hong Kong which need to be resolved before 1997. The Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong states that the JLG This shall from 1 July 1988 have its principal base in Hong Kong. treaty obligation requires us to open a new diplomatic service post Preparations are well in hand. The new in Hong Kong by that date.
office is to be called the "Office of the British Senior Representative to the Joint Liaison Group".
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The initial UK based staffing level of the JLG Office will be
Senior Representative: Senior Grade
1 x DS4
1 x DS7
1 x DS10
1 x S2
Depending on the pace at which the work load picks up from July 1988
Initial we may need to reinforce the office at an early stage. reinforcement would probably be made by bringing in a secondee from the Hong Kong Government, at first secretary level.
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Administrative support for the new office will be provided by the British Trade Commission which is already responsible for the administration of all DS posts in Hong Kong. The BTC consider that they will need reinforcements to cope with the extra work, at least in the short term during the months preceding the opening of the office and its initial phase. PPD have agreed to provide temporary support at the level required (DS9) for a period of 6-9 months.
The JLG office must be operational by 1 July 1988. The Senior Representative (Mr McLaren, AUS) will initially remain based in the
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