TNAG-2734-FCO40-3942-Hong-Kong-role-of-the-Legislative-Council-(LEGCO)-1993 — Page 81

GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

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Chinese have refused to agree on a date for talks.

They have not even agreed that an announcement will

be made early next week.

We have made it clear that members of the team from Hong Kong will be present on the same basis as other members. We are not prepared to label them as anything other than members of our tean.

be quite contrary to past precedent.

That would