CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 710
OF 081441Z SEP 92
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CONFIDENTIAL
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TELNO 688, YOUR TELNO 1239 AND UKREP JLG TELNO 396: KONG CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: HANDLING THE CHINESE.
HONG
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NOW THAT THE CHINESE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT QIAN QICHEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR GUO, LUO JIAHUAN AND WANG GUISHENG THE HANDLING OF THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH LU PING AND JIANG ENZHU IS EASIER. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING SPEAKING
NOTE (WHICH SIR R MCLAREN HAS NOT YET SEEN) AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND COPY ADDRESSEES VIEWS.
2. NOTE BEGINS
THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN IN NEW YORK AND HOPES THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE REAL PROGRESS. THE FACT THAT TROIKA MEETING WILL PRECEDE IT SHOULD ENABLE THE TWO MINISTERS TO CONCENTRATE FULLY ON HONG KONG AND OTHER ESSENTIAL BILATERAL
INTERESTS.
-IT WILL ALSO BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE THAT JLG XXIV WILL HAVE JUST TAKEN PLACE IN LONDON. IF THERE IS ANY BUSINESS ARISING FROM THAT MEETING WHICH REQUIRES A POLITICAL DECISION TO ENABLE PROGRESS TO BE MADETHE SECRETARY OF STATE HOPES THAT THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
NEW YORK.
- THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL WISH TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF THE FOREIGN MINISTER ON HOW THE GOVERNOR AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SEE THE WAY AHEAD ON CERTAIN MAJOR HONG KONG POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND HOW WE PROPOSE TO CONSULT ABOUT THOSE ASPECTS WHICH RELATE TO CONVERGENCE IN 1997.
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM LONDON AND HONG KONG INCLUSING THE SENIOR BRITISH
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND
MR MICHAEL SZE, SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS. WE ARE PLEASED TO LEARN THAT AMBASSADOR GUO FENGMIN, MR LUO JIAHUAN
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