TNAG-1845-FCO40-2620-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1989 — Page 11

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ALTHOUGH WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINOR SUGGESTIONS:

KA) INSERT ''CQIAN QICHEN)

AFTER ''FOREIGN MINISTER'

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(B) REVERSE THE ORDER OF LI HOU AND LU PING.

(C) REDEFINE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HKMO OF THE STATE COUNCIL

AS ''FORMULATION OF POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG''.

(D) IN THE SECTION ON THE HKMAO, MFA, INSERT

''ESTABLISHED

IN THE FOURTH TIRET.

''SHORTLY'' AFTER

(E) IN THE SECTION ON THE JLG OFFICE, INSERT '' (DRAWN FROM THE

HKMAO, MFA AND HKMAO, STATE COUNCIL)'' AFTER CIRCA 25 STAFF''

.

WE DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY NEED TO EXPAND ON THE NAMES GIVEN

IN THE DIAGRAM SINCE WE DOUBT THAT THE F A C WILL MEET OFFICIALS BELOW THE RANK OF LI HOU, LU PING AND GUO FENGMIN. IT MIGHT, HOWEVER, BE WORTH INDICATING THAT THERE IS ALSO A POST OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN THE HKMAO ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN FILLED FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG OF WANG JIAJI.

5. INCIDENTALLY, WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED COPIES OF THE TRANSCRIPTS OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THE F A C BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE GOVERNOR. GRATEFUL IF THESE COULD BE FORWARDED

TO US BY NEXT BAG.

BAILES

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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