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H. WORLD EXPOSITION 1997

(1)

H MG

HMG'S VIEWS ON HK HOSTING EXPO '97./WHAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT WILL

GIVE TO THE PROJECT?

(2) HAS HMG APPROACHED BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS IN

PARIS TO HAND IN HK'S NOTICE OF INTENT?

(3) HAS THERE BEEN ANY APPROACH TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THIS

PROJECT? IF SO, WHAT IS ITS RESPONSE?

(4) IS HOLDING AN EXPO IN 1997 A PROPER WAY TO BID FAREWELL TO BRITISH ADMINISTRATION? IS IT TRUE THAT FOREIGN OFFICE DOES NOT WANT HK TO HOLD AN EXPO IN 1997 BECAUSE QUESTION OF PRE-1997

AND POST-1997 SOVEREIGNTY WOULD BE INVOLVED?

I.

BBC

(1) WHAT IS PURPOSE OF SETTING UP A BBC STATION IN HK? IS IT A LONG-TERM STRATEGY AFTER 1997?

(2) HAVE ANY FORMAL DISCUSSIONS BEEN HELD BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON THE MATTER? IF NOT, WILL IT BE DISCUSSED BY THE JLG IF A BBC STATION IS TO BE SET UP HERE?

(3) HAVE YOU RAISED THIS SUBJECT WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS DURING

YOUR CHINA VISIT?

J. PURPOSE OF VISIT

(1) PURPOSE OF VISIT TO HK.

(2) PURPOSE OF VISIT TO THAILAND.

(3) WHY NOT COME TO HK FIRST BEFORE GOING TO YOU HAVE TO SEEK CHINA'S VIEWS BEFORE GIVING

HK AFFAIRS HERE?

CHINA? IS IT BECAUSE YOUR COMMENTS ON

(4) SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT A YEAR AGO, DO YOU DETECT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN MOOD/CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN HK?

WILSON

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