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YOUR TELNO 764: MR. GOODLAD'S VISIT TO HONG KONG

OMELCO MEMBERS DECIDED AT A MEETING ON 15 MAY TO RAISE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH MR. GOODLAD:-

1.

(A)

THE 1995 ELECTIONS:

IN PARTICULAR, WHEN HMG WILL TAKE

UP WITH THE CHINESE THE QUESTION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS.

(B) RELATIONS WITH CHINA: INCLUDING CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA

ON LAW AND ORDER, THE ROLE OF THE ''SECURITY LIAISON OFFICERS' TO BE STATIONED IN HONG KONG, CHINA'S NON-RECOGNITION OF

OF OMELCO, HONG KONG RESIDENTS DETAINED IN CHINA, THE LACK OF PROGRESS AT THE JLG AND THE CORPORATISATION OF RTHK.

(C)

(D)

(E)

VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS:

MEMBERS WILL THANK HMG FOR THEIR

HELP FOR THEIR HELP IN CONCLUDING AN AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM BUT POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE HONG KONG IS RELIEVED OF THE BURDEN OF THE 55,000 VIETNAMESE NOW IN CAMPS IN THE TERRITORY.

MFN:

STATUS.

MEMBERS WILL ASK HMG TO HELP CHINA RETAIN ITS

COURT OF FINAL APPEAL: MEMBERS ARE LIKELY TO ASK WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY CHANCE OF RE-NEGOTIATING THE AGREEMENT WITH CHINA.