CONFIDENTIAL
224
126623
MDLIAN 9751
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1063
OF 271130Z MARCH 90
RECEIVE
PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
WUSK OFFHÊM INDEX
PA
Ако 34014
"EGISTRY
2 5 MAY 1990
REGISTRY Action Taken
NATIONALITY PACKAGE : LORD SHARP
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1 I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ERIC SHARP IN WHICH HE REFERS TO HIS GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HERE HAS
OBJECTED TO THE BUSINESS SECONDMENT SCHEME. HE HAS ALSO SENT ME A COPY OF HIS LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF 1 MARCH ON THE SAME SUBJECT.
2. HOW COULD LORD SHARP KNOW WHAT VIEWS HAVE BEEN GIVEN FROM HERE? IF SOMEBODY HAS TALKED TO HIM, I HOPE THE WHOLE PICTURE HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR, IE THAT WHILE I SEE DIFFICULTY WITH A BUSINESS SECONDMENT SCHEME WHICH TAKES AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PLACES AWAY FROM THE 50,000 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS, I FAVOUR AN ADD-ON AND FLEXIBLE SECONDMENT SCHEME. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ESTABLISHING LONG TERM LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UK AND WOULD ALSO HELP POLITICALLY IN GETTING THE WHOLE PACKAGE A FAIR WIND IN PARLIAMENT.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
65
MAIN
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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