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FM TOKYO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 41

OF 21073OZ NOVEMBER 90

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

нивого 12

.1990

FOR GOVERNOR

YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO

SUMMARY

1. THE JAPANESE WILL OFFER A WARM WELCOME BUT WILL NEED TO BE

REMINDED OF THE NEED FOR ACTION ON THEIR PART IN SUPPORT OF HONG KONG.

2. YOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES WE SUGGEST SHOULD BE TO INCREASE HONG KONG'S PROFILE GENERALLY AND SPECIFICALLY TO OBTAIN:

A) A PUBLIC REITERATION OF JAPAN'S STRONG SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG,

B) AN ASSURANCE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INTERCEDE HELPFULLY WITH CHINA ON ITEMS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (EG THE AIRPORT)

C) A RESUMPTION OF TALKS FOR A SEPARATE HONG KONG/JAPAN AIR AGREEMENT,

D)

A PLEDGE OF CONTINUED GENEROUS SUPPORT OVER VBPS

E)

IMPETUS FOR THE CREATION OF THE HONG KONG/JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY

GROUP.

DETAIL

3.

IN ADVANCE OF YOUR VISIT HERE NEXT WEEK YOU MAY FIND IT

USEFUL TO HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND SOME COMMENT ON THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF YOUR TALKS WITH VARIOUS JAPANESE. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING TACTICS WITH YOU AT OUR BREAKFAST MEETING ON 28 NOVEMBER.

POLITICAL BACKGROUND

4.

AS YOU MAY HAVE GATHERED FROM RECENT REPORTING, THE BIGGEST ISSUE HERE HAS BEEN THE PUTATIVE PEACE COOPERATION LEGISLATION.

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