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HONG KONG GARRISON: OPD(K) PAPER: CONSULTING THE CHINESE

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Problem

1. How should we inform the Chinese of our new plan for the withdrawal of the garrison, if it is approved by OPD (K); and how should we co-ordinate this with our public announcements of the new plan.

Recommendation

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I recommend that we should agree to the Governor's proposal that the Chinese be informed in the JLG as soon as a decision is

made; that the Minister of State should call in the Chinese Ambassador in parallel; and that our public announcement should be made three weeks after that. I submit a telegram (which the Governor needs deskby 180900Z so that he can inform ExCo).

Background and arqument

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Ministers have agreed to an OPD (K) paper which recommends that we should reduce the size of the Hong Kong Garrison to two battalions around June 1994 (with the withdrawal of the UK

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