CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3307
OF 05113OZ OCTOBER 89
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
59
HK B
011 15
6+
026032
MDHIAN 8617
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
160,
PERSONAL FOR/PAUL/HKD FROM /GOVERNOR
FOR/PAUL 小
MY TELNOS 3225 3226 AND 3227 (NOT ALL TO PEKING) AND PEKING TELNO
1751: MY LEGCO ADDRESS
1 I UNDERSTAND FROM TELECON (PAUL/LEEKS) THAT MINISTERS DO NOT
WISH TO RAISE ANY POINTS ON THOSE PARTS OF THE DRAFT TELEGRAPHED TO YOU FOR THE RECORD YOUR MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT ON A FINAL READING OF THE DRAFT I HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING MINOR CHANGES :
(A) PARAGRAPH 7: RELATIONS WITH CHINA: REPLACE QUOTE TURBULENT UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE COMPLICATED UNQUOTE THIS TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE POINT IN PEKING TUR):
(B) IN PARA 15: RELATIONS WITH THE UK: CONCLUDE SECOND SENTENCE WITH THE WORDS QUOTE WIDESPREAD HOPE IN HONG KONG THAT BRITAIN WOULD GRANT THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK TO ALL HONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALS UNQUOTE
(C) IN PARA 16 REPLACE SECOND SENTENCE WITH QUOTE INSTEAD IT HAS PROMISED A SCHEME UNDER WHICH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK WILL BE GRANTED TO SOME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG IN A WAY DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGED THOSE PEOPLE TO STAY IN THE TERRITORY UNQUOTE. (THIS REFLECTS THE WORDS USED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT UNGA.)
2. I WILL SEND YOU AND PEKING ENCLAIR EXTRACTS OF THE RELEVANT PARTS OF MY SPEECH AT THE TIME DELIVERY. I WILL ALSO SEND EXTRACTS ON THE SAME DAY OF THE SECTION ON VBP TO UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, ASEAN POSTS, OTTAWA, CANBERRA AND HANOI.
3. I WILL ARRANGE TO HAVE A COPY OF THE FULL TEXT FAXED TO YOU AND PEKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY ON 11 OCTOBER. YOU WILL IN ADDITION RECEIVE COPIES OF THE PRINTED TEXT THROUGH THE BAG IN THE NORMAL WAY.
WILSON
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