TNAG-2105-FCO40-3000-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-Chinese-complaints-abo-1990 — Page 12

CONFIDENTIAL

HKC020/2

RECEIVED IN 'STRY

27 FEB 1990

DESK OFFICEGISTRY IND:

Action Taken

TELNO 429

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

OF 23173OZ FEBRUARY 90

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG

4

177371

MDHOAN 3831

2

PEKING TELNO 284 AND YOUR TELNO 672: FURTHER CHINESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG

WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE REPORT IN PEKING TUR AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

1.

2.

WE AGREE THAT PIGOTT SHOULD REVERT TO MME HE ON THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH 6 OF YOUR TUR (BUT IN LINE 8 OF 6(B) WE SHOULD PREFER TO AVOID THE CHINESE TERMINOLOGY AND REFER INSTEAD TO QUOTE HONG KONG AND BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES UNQUOTE).

3. WE WONDER WHETHER PIGOTT MIGHT MAKE A FURTHER POINT ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:

4.

HURD

HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ABOUT THE DRAFT BASIC LAW AS ON ANY OTHER SUBJECT. WE WOULD DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO THE FACT THAT MANY HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY, FOR EXAMPLE THE OMELCO STATEMENT OF 16 FEBRUARY (YOUR TELNO 597).

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS.

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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

ADDITIONAL

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PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN