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VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO HONG KONG: 29-31 MAY 1988

CONSOLIDATED CHECKLIST OF POINTS TO MAKE

BASIC LAW

Welcome consultative exercise. Important Hong Kong people should comment: confident Chines will need views.

HMG will wish to ensure Basic Law accurately reflects

provisions of Joint Declaration. If we see inconsistencies, have made/will make views known to Chinese.

WHITE PAPER

Pleased generally well received in Hong Kong.

[With Governor] Work in HKG on relationship between Legislature

and Executive?

FIRST SAR GOVERNMENT

How can concept of Preparatory Committee be made acceptable?

COMPOSITION OF SAR LEGISLATURE

Overall composition? Grand Electoral College acceptable?

Should officials sit in legislature? If so, how to arrange?

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

[With Governor]: practical implications of new policy. Would

it deter? Additional resettlement difficult international

dimension.

[TO OMELCO, others]: sympathise with appalling problem. Understand need to review present policy. HMG helping through (a)

international efforts, (b) continuing resettlement. Ready to

discuss with UNHCR funding for Hong Kong. Vietnam root cause: need for coordinated international pressure.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION

[With Governor, officials and ExCol

Grateful for contribution of Hong Kong Government.

Public reaction to opening of JLG Office?

[General use]

HMG committed to full and faithful implementation of JD.

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