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6. CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. A MEETING HAS BEEN FIXED FOR 17 APRIL AND IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WILL MEET 2 OR 3 IMES BEFORE THE ICIR. WE ASSUME THAT UKMIS GENEVA WILL COVER THESE MEETINGS FOR THE UK. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE OPTIONS FOR HONG KONG REPRESENTATION ON THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH THE GENEVA MEETINGS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN WE THINK ON BALANCE THAT A HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD ATTEND IN CONJUNCTION WITH UKMIS GENEVA. A HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WORK OF TWO OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES AND WILL, WE THINK, BE ABLE TO MAKE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE FULL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. THERE ARE ALSO IMPORTANT PRESENTATIONAL BENEFITS HERE IN A HONG KONG OFFICIAL JOINING UK COLLEAGUES FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
7. ICIR: WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HONG KONG COMPONENT OF THE UK TEAM FOR THE ICIR. AT THIS STAGE IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE POLITICAL ADVISER AND I WILL ATTEND FROM HERE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE UK TEAM. THE GENERAL FEELING AT THE KL PREPARATORY MEETING WAS THAT DELEGATIONS WOULD BE LED AT SENIOR MINISTERIAL LEVEL. FOR OUR PART WE REALISE THAT THERE MIGHT BE DIFFICULTIES (I.E. EUROPEAN ELECTIONS) BUT SEE IT AS HIGHLY DESIRABLE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD ATTEND THE ICIR FOR THE OPENING SESSIONS AND TO DELIVER THE MAIN UK STATEMENT. WE ALSO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF POSTS COULD BE ASKED TO ENCOURAGE SENIOR MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATION IN RESPECTIVE CAPITALS.
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