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10

機密

As

President-elect Clinton's campaign gathered

strength, HKG took the

initiative to ensure

that appropriate contacts

were made with the

Democratic Party.

Immediately after the US election, HMG and HKG

efforts to start lobbying the

made

joint

President-elect

and his team in defence of MFN

and Hong Kong's case for special treatment.

(a)

HKG resisted suggestions that HMG should show

displeasure at the CPG's hostility towards

HKG by cancelling ZHU Rongji's visit. HKG

its

ensured

that nothing was done to mar Zhu's

trip to London, despite his unfriendly

remarks.

(e) By this stage, the UK is the only major

western power which has a legitimate reason

for

lobbying the

the CPG's favour.

Central Policy Unit

(3) to CPU L/M A/100/92C

international

community in

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