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INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY ACTOR
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WASHINGTON TELNO 1017: THE US/HONG KONG POLICY ACT (THE MCCONNELL BILL)
SUMMARY
1. WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FURTHER CHINESE REPRESENTATIONS.
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2.
CHINESE CONCERN ABOUT THE MCCONNELL BILL WILL NOT BE MUCH REDUCED BY THE DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED IN WASHINGTON TUR. IN THEIR EYES, THE REQUIREMENT FOR REGULAR REPORTS ON 'CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG OF INTEREST TO THE UNITED STATES' WILL BE ALMOST AS BAD AS THE EARLIER CALL FOR REPORTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JD. THEY WILL REGARD REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON MOST OF THE SUBJECTS LISTED IN PARA 2 OF TUR AS INTERFERENCE IN CHINA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND WILL
BE PARTICULARLY EXERCISED ABOUT THE EXPLICIT MENTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE CALL FOR HONG KONG TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT.
3. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE CHINESE WILL MAKE FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS TO REGISTER DISPLEASURE. THESE COULD BE MADE HERE, IN LONDON, OR IN BOTH. ARE THERE ANY NEW POINTS YOU WOULD WISH ME TO MAKE IN RESPONSE, IN ADDITION TO THOSE I HAVE ALREADY DEPLOYED (MY TELNO 565) ?
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