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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 192
OF 11110OZ MARCH 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, HONG KONG
HMOCS: BRIEFING THE CHINESE
1.
ALL AGREE THAT WE SHOULD SEEK TO INFORM THE CHINESE OF WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED RATHER THAN TO ENGAGE IN CONSULTATION WITH THEM ABOUT OUR PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, WHATEVER THE REASONS FOR OUR DECISIONS (OBLIGATION, INCENTIVE TO CONTINUITY ETC), THE PAYMENT BY HMG OF UP TO POUNDS 40 MILLION TO HONG KONG PUBLIC SERVANTS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS BEGINNING IN 1997 IS ARGUABLY A MAJOR HONG KONG MATTER STRADDLING 1997. GRATEFUL YOUR VIEWS ON HOW WE SHOULD RESPOND TO ANY CHINESE DISPOSITION TO CLAIM THAT A REFUSAL TO CONSULT THEM ON THESE IS IN BREACH OF THE COMMITMENTS WHICH MINISTERS GAVE THEM LAST YEAR, BOTH PRIVATELY AND IN PUBLIC?
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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