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(E) VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. THERE IS A CLEAR CASE HERE FOR SEPARATE SUBMISSIONS FROM HKG AND HMG (PARA 8 FOR FIRST TUR). THE HKG SUBMISSION WOULD DEAL WITH THE BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM AND LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF HOW THE PROBLEM IS BEING TACKED. I IMAGINE THAT YOU WOULD WISH THE HMG ONE TO DEAL WITH UK'S RESETTLEMENT QUOTA AND ITS EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT AN INTERNAT- IONAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
(F) BRITISH NATIONALITY. CLEARLY A PAPER FOR HMG TO PREPARE, IF YOU THINK ONE NECESSARY.
(G) HONG KONG'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO PRODUCE A POSITIVE BACKGROUND PIECE COVERING THE ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC LINKS WITH CHINA ETC. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A BALANCE TO THE LIKELY CONCENTRATION ON POLITICAL ISSUES AND TO SET THE QUESTION OF CONFIDENCE IN CONTEXT.
2.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PAPERS WHICH MIGHT BE PUT TO THE FAC IN THE FORM OF WRITTEN SUBMISSION, I ALSO ENVISAGE PREPARING A SERIES OF NOTES FOR USE BY MYSELF OR BY HKG OFFICIALS WHO MIGHT BE ASKED
TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
3.
(A) HOW THE HMG/HKG RELATIONSHIP IS HANDLED IN PRACTICE:
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS:
(C) THE REVISED DRAFT OF THE BASIC LAW:
(D) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA:
(E)
(F)
EMIGRATION/BRAIN DRAIN:
PREPARATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR 1997 AND BEYOND.
WE CAN DISCUSS ALL THIS IN DETAIL WHEN I AM IN LONDON LATER THIS MONTH. IN THE MEANTIME, HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AT THE LATEST BY 15 FEBRUARY, WHAT YOUR CURRENT THINKING IS ON POSSIBLE SUBMISSIONS TO THE FAC.
WILSON
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