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SECRETARY OF STATE'S BILATERAL WITH DEFENCE SECRETARY
11 APRIL 1991: HONG KONG PATROL CRAFT
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There was no time to
- Understand financial pressure to withdraw the three love this Peacock class patrol craft in 1991/92.
But strong political arguments:
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Current mood
bad for Hong Kong confidence in UK commitment (and bitterness after £15 m Gulf contribution). fragile.
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Chinese will see a trick to make it harder for them in
1997 to install the PLA garrison with naval element a key political concern for them.
practical problem of incursions by Chinese gun-boats, ignoring Marine Police instructions.
- media may raise Falklands precedent.
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- Difficult MOD/HKG official discussions. Bad feelings over 1988 Defence Costs Agreement (DCA) row: Governor believes impossible to persuade LegCo Finance Committee to contribute
more than DCA 65%.
Have asked Governor to reflect imaginatively on accounting solutions. But essential that MOD also show flexibility and
imagination if we are to reach agreement.
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