TNAG-1637-FCO40-2253-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Kowloon-Walled-City-1987 — Page 39

GRS 120

SECRET

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 11090OZ FCO

TELNO 957

OF 11075OZ MARCH 87

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

SECRET

Hub 040/1

24

YOUR TELNO 624 AND OUR TELNO 831 : JLG VI: KOWLOON WALLED CITY :

SPEAKING NOTE

1. AT EXCO ON 11 MARCH

BOTH SAID THAT THEY

THOUGHT PARA 3 OF THE SPEAKING NOTE WAS RATHER TOO OPTIMISTIC AS REGARDS POSSIBLE FUTURE DIFFICULTIES. FOLLOWING IS REVISED VERSION OF PARA 3 WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS WITH MCLAREN AND HUM ON ARRIVAL :

QUOTE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSEQUENTIAL ACTION ON THE GROUND WENT

WELL. NO SERIOUS OBJECTIONS FROM RESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENT'S PLANS GENERALLY WELCOMED IN TERRITORY. KAIFONG LEADERS COOPERATIVE. AS WITH ALL CLEARANCES, PROBLEMS WILL ARISE (E.G. OVER COMPENSATION, ELIGIBILITY, PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (E.G. ILLEGAL

DENTISTS) AND RATES). THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE IS WORKING WELL AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE SUCH PROBLEMS. GRATEFUL FOR CONTINUING

CHINESE UNDERSTANDING. END QUOTE

AKERS-JONES

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HMLNAN 9867

HONG KUNG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HU/FED

RLSEAKCH DEPT (FE)

DEP/HD/PUSD

PS/MR KENTON

MR MC LARÊN

SIR.D. WILSON. MR. GILLMORE.

SECRET

COPILS TO:

MR FIFOOT

LEGAL ADVISERS