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YOUR TELNO 495: U.K./HONG KONG RELATIONS
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I DISCUSSED THE ISSUES IN TUR WITH JOHN COLES DURING HIS
RECENT VISIT TO HONG KONG. I TOLD HIM I WAS RELIEVED TO SEE THE CONFIRMATION (PARA 2 OF TUR) THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE OVERALL AUTONOMY OF HONG KONG IN FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MATTERS WAS FULLY ACCEPTED IN LONDON.
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I UNDERSTAND YOUR WISH TO BE BRIEFED ON MATTERS OF DETAIL ON
SUBJECTS WITH WHICH HMG IS INVOLVED. WE WILL ALWAYS DO WHAT WE
CAN TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS DONE. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
IT IS SEEN TO BE DONE AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF FULL SUPPORT FOR
HONG KONG'S AUTONOMY.
3. AS FOR YOUR VISIT TO HONG KONG, A FEW DAYS BEGINNING ON 1 APRIL IS NOT IDEAL BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET, WHICH REMAINS A MAJOR ISSUE OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT LOCALLY. BUT WE CAN MANAGE, SINCE THAT SEEMS THE ONLY WAY OF YOU BEING ABLE TO DO YOUR WORK BEFORE
THE ELECTION. YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT SOME OF THOSE YOU WILL
WANT TO MEET MAY WELL STILL BE INVOLVED THEN WITH MANAGEMENT OF
THE BUDGET.
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I AM GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE SUBJECTS LISTED IN PARA 10 OF TUR, ALTHOUGH I DOUBT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR THINKING ON PRIVATISATION AND CORPORATISATION.
SUBJECT (D) NEEDS TO BE APPROACHED FROM THE ANGLE OF HOW WE CHMG
AND HKG) SHOULD DEAL WITH CHINESE CONCERNS ON FINANCIAL AND
ECONOMIC QUESTIONS. AND SUBJECT (E) IS OF COURSE AN ENORMOUS CATCH-ALL, WHICH BY ITS VERY NATURE IS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN.
5. ON THE BASIS OF YOUR LIST, I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR YOU TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH ME, CS, FS, PA, S FOR TSY AND SES, AS WELL AS UKREP JLG AND SBTC. YOU MIGHT ALSO WISH TO TALK TO
RICHARD ALLEN AND VISIT THE SITE OF THE NEW AIRPORT. GRATEFUL TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THIS IS ON THE LIENS YOU HAD IN MIND,
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$45.
SCA
chinese angles Probably also MIRR
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