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TO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TELNO 46
OF 23173OZ MAY 91
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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MDLOAN 2494
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HONG KONG TELNO 951, MY TELNO 628 AND YOUR TELNO 98: HONG KONG/ROK ASA
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1 WE NOTE THAT THE SPEAKING NOTE REFERRED TO IN THIRD TUR SAYS
''THE BRITISH SIDE WOULD NOW WISH TO AUTHORISE HONG KONG TO NEGOTIATE A SEPARATE ASA WITH THE ROK' WU HONGBO PICKED UP
THIS POINT IN HIS DISCUSSION WITH MARTIN.
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WE WONDER IF SOME MISUNDERSTANDING MAY HAVE ARISEN. ΝΟ AUTHORISATION TO HONG KONG TO NEGOTIATE AN ASA WITH THE ROK IS NECESSARY SINCE THE UK/ROK ASA IS ON THE LIST OF 24 AND THUS PART OF THE SEPARATION EXERCISE, FOR WHICH AS WE HAVE OFTEN TOLD THE CHINESE THE UK REMAINS RESPONSIBLE. THE ACTUAL CONDUCT OF NEGOTIATIONS IS A MATTER FOR THE UK TO DECIDE IN CONSULTATION WITH HONG KONG AND THE OTHER PARTNER. THE CHINESE MAY THEREFORE BE CONCERNED (AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF OUR APPROACHES ON NEW ASAS WITH THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND GULF STATES) THAT WE HAVE SAID WE PROPOSE TO AUTHORISE HONG KONG TO NEGOTIATE A FORMAL ASA WITH THE ROK. YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT AT A SUITABLE OPPORTUNITY: THE SEPARATION PROGRAMME, OF WHICH THE UK/ROK ASA FORMS PART, REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UK. AS IN OTHER CASES IT WILL BE AFTER COMPLETION OF NEGOTIATIONS AND WHEN THE ASA IS READY FOR SIGNATURE, THAT THE UK GIVES HONG KONG A SPECIFIC AUTHORISATION TO CONCLUDE THE ASA. BUT IN THIS CASE WE WANT TO HEAR CHINESE
VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT BEFORE WE PROCEED.
HURD
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