CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 772
OF 221710Z MARCH 88
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
TOP COPY Q DIST 7
HKC 102/1
A
36
010231 MDLOAN 2687
·34
35
YOUR TELNO MODEV 7 AND PEKING TELNO 534: MIGA
1.
2.
ODA HAVE NOTED YOUR RESPONSE TO THEIR SAVING TELEGRAM. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS IN PARA 3 OF FIRST TUR ARE: IT IS HOPED THAT THE ORDER WILL BE MADE IN APRIL BUT IT
MIGHT SLIP TO MAY.
B)
(A)
YES, IF HONG KONG IS EXCLUDED INITIALLY FROM THE UK'S RATIFICATION, A FURTHER ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL NEED TO BE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR HONG KONG'S SUBSEQUENT INCLUSION.
3.
SECOND TUR. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE CHINESE APPEAR UNLIKELY TO COME UP TO SCRATCH ON THIS. BUT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE LEEWAY BEFORE UK RATIFICATION. IF THE CHINESE RESPOND POSITIVELY BY THE END OF MARCH HONG KONG CAN STILL BE INCLUDED IN THE UK'S RATIFICATION. PEKING SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROD AS APPROPRIATE.
HOWE
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
51
ΜΑΙΝ
49
HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
2
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
VINNN
IFID/ODA
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