TNAG-2321-FCO40-3365-Human-rights-in-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 397

Mr Burns

PS/Lord Caithness

PS

CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

H LI Davies

DATE:

CC:

Far Eastern Department

27 September 1991

PS/PUS

Sir J Coles

UND

HKD

Legal Advisers

RAD

News Dept

Information Dept

Special Advisers

Chancery/Peking

PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA: HUMAN RIGHTS FOLLOW-UP

Problem

1. The Prime Minister has publicly promised "unrelenting pressure" on the Chinese Government on human rights. How should we

forward?

carry this

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that we should:

(a) adopt the Objectives in paragraph 9 below;

CONFIDENTIAL