CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 3138
OF 05173OZ DECEMBER 88
AND TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
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VISIT OF LORD GLENARTHUR TO HONG KONG: 6 9 DECEMBER 1989:
BRIEFING.
1.
WE PROPOSE TO COVER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN OUR BRIEFING FOR LORD GLENARTHUR'S FORTHCOMING VISIT: BASIC LAW, FORMATION OF FIRST SAR GOVERNMENT/FUTURE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, WORK OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP, EMIGRATION, AIR SERVICES, NATIONALITY AND IMMIGRATION QUESTIONS, CIVIL SERVICE QUESTIONS, FOREIGN LAWYERS, HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG, BRITISH REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG.
2. IN ADDITION, WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND BRIEFS: THE HONG KONG ECONOMY, UK/HONG KONG TRADE, MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DAYA BAY, THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
3. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONS TO THE BRIEFS/BACKGROUND. THERE WILL OF COURSE ALSO BE APPROPRIATE BRIEFING FOR LORD GLENARTHUR'S MEETINGS WITH EXCO AND OMELCO, AND A MORE WIDE RANGING BRIEF FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE, ON WHICH WE WILL BE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY.
4. IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF, AS BEFORE, YOU AND BTC HONG KONG COULD ASSIST WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE BACKGROUND BRIEFS. COULD WE PLEASE LOOK TO YOU TO PROVIDE A NOTE (NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES) ON THE HONG KONG ECONOMY, DAYA BAY AND ON DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE. COULD BTC HONG KONG SIMILARLY LET US HAVE BACKGROUND BRIEFS ON UK/HONG KONG TRADE AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IT WOULD ALSO BE MOST HELPFUL IF WE COULD BE SENT THE USUAL SCENE SETTING TELEGRAM ON THE EVE OF THE VISIT.
5. WE ARE SUBMITTING OUR BRIEFS BY 16 DECEMBER, SO AS TO MISS THE CHRISTMAS RUSH. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE BRIEFING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BACKGROUND BRIEFS BY DESKBY 12093OZ.
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