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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2742

OF 11110OZ SEPTEMBER 90

PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR

TOP COPY

000542 MDHIAN 8313

MWB 026334

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MIPT LORD CAITHNESS' MEETING WITH OMECLO

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LARE

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1. THE SUBJECTS LIKELY TO BE COVERED BY OMELCO ARE LISTED BELOW. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE LED OFF BY LYDIA DUNN. THE MINISTER MIGHT LIKE TO START OFF THE MEETING BY SAYING A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE HE ATTACHES TO THE JOB: BEING A NEW BOY AND COMING TO LEARN: AND HIS INTEREST IN HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF OMELCO WILL, I HOPE, TRY TO LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE AND WHAT HONG KONG CAN DO FOR ITSELF.

A) MOOD. STEADY. DOING MUCH TO HELP OURSELVES. PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUING BRITISH INTEREST AND COMMITMENT IN LEAD UP TO

1997.

B) CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

I) PREPARING FOR 1991 POSITIVELY.

II) CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.

III) HOPE PACE OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE CHINESE IN DUE COURSE IN LIGHT OF 1991 EXPERIENCE.

C) ECONOMY

I) SHOWING STEADY IMPROVEMENT PRIOR TO GULF CRISIS.

II) RESILIENT DESPITE GULF CRISIS.

III) CONCERN ABOUT ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON SOME HONG KONG

PRODUCTS. HOPE BRITAIN SUPPORTS HONG KONG'S CASE AGAINST ANTI-

DUMPING.

D) NEW AIRPORT

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