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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: MEETING WITH OMELCO.
1. LADY DUNN HAS WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO GIVE PRIOR
NOTICE OF THE TOPICS THAT MEMBERS OF OMELCO WISH TO RAISE WITH
HIM AT THE MEETING ON 27 JULY. THESE ARE:-
(A) 1995 ELECTION: WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO RAISE THIS
SUBJECT WITH CHINA?
(B) AIRPORT: WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? WHAT IS THE PROSPECT OF
REACHING EARLY AGREEMENT WITH CHINA ON THE FINANCIAL PLAN AND OTHER MATTERS SO THAT THE PROJECT MAY PROCEED WITHOUT FURTHER MISUNDERSTANDINGS?
(C) SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS: WHAT IS THE PRESENT STATE OF
SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS?
(D) ROLE OF BRITISH EMBASSY IN PEKING: TO WHAT EXTENT CAN
HONG KONG CITIZENS EXPECT THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND REPRESENTATION WHILE THEY ARE IN CHINA?
LADY DUNN ADDS THAT HER OMELCO COLLEAGUES HOPE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM CONSIDERED RESPONSES TO THESE QUESTIONS.
2. LADY DUNN'S LETTER ALSO SAYS THAT A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WILL WISH TO PUT SOME QUESTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THESE ARE:
(A) MARTIN LEE WILL ASK ''WHETHER MR. PATTEN REPRESENTS THE VIEWS OF THE PRIME MINISTER AS REPORTED BY SOME MEDIA CLAIMING THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAD MADE THIS STATEMENT TO LI PENG''
(B) DR. C.H. LEONG WILL ASK ABOUT 'THE STATUS OF OMELCO'S
REPRESENTATION FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AN ANOMALY IN
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