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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 2856
OF 291015Z AUGUST 89
INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR PAUL FROM THE ACTING GOVERNOR..
HONG KONG : CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES
THE FOLLOWING LIST REFLECTS OUR INITIAL THINKING. THE CPU IS
WORKING ON AN EVEN MORE EXOTIC LIST.
RIGHT OF ABODE
2. THIS NEEDS LITTLE INTRODUCTION. CERTAINLY THE KEY IS TO COME UP WITH A GENEROUS PACKAGE. BUT I DO NOT AGREE WITH BTC THAT ANYTHING
SHORT OF ROA FOR ALL WILL BE GREETED WITH GLOOM AND HOSTILITY. A
GENEROUS PACKAGE WOULD GO DOWN EXTREMELY WELL.
IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES
3. ALLOWING HOLDERS OF BDTC AND BN (0) PASSPORTS TO USE CHANNELS
RESERVED FOR BRITISH NATIONALS AT UK PORTS OF ENTRY WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOMED.
HIGHER PROFILE IN DEALING WITH CHINA
4. CONFIDENCE WOULD BE ENHANCED BY BRITAIN BEING SEEN TO STAND UP
ROBUSTLY FOR THE INTERESTS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE IN ALL ITS DEALINGS
WITH THE CHINESE.
UNDERWRITING COST OF VBPS
5. UK'S VOLUNTEERING TO MEET THE TOTAL COST OF HANDLING THE VBP PROBLEM WOULD HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT. SUMS SO FAR OFFERED, WHILE APPRECIATED, HAVE BEEN COMPARED UNFAVOURABLY WITH THE ENORMOUS COST BORNE BY HONG KONG. ASSISTANCE IN KIND THROUGH MILITARY MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING PERSONNEL WOULD ALSO BE WELCOMED, AS WOULD AGREEMENT TO DEPLOY THE ARMY IN RUNNING CAMPS E.G. TAKING OVER THE WHOLE SOKOS
OPERATION.
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