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MR GOODLAD'S BOX ARRANGEMENTS: 19 TO 27 SEPTEMBER 1993
Qian bilateral/talks on electoral arrangements
Qian has replied to the Foreign Secretary's message with a dead bat (attached). This takes us no further forward. Qian is likely to be in a difficult mood following the Olympics decision. Round 12 of the talks is on 26-27 September. make a minor tactical move on Functional Constituencies. Prospects for progress are looking bleak.
JLG XXVII
We will
The Minister will have seen just before his departure that JLG XXVII was a disappointment. The Chinese were clearly under instructions only to reach agreement on the bare minimum of subjects. Mr Galsworthy has recommended that the Secretary of State should take a tough line with Qian. fine-tuning a line taking account of comments from Sir R McLaren.
Daya Bay
We are
A small positive sign has been that Hong Kong authorities have been able to reach agreement with officials from Guangdong over releasing information in the event of an off-site accident at Daya Bay. The final agreement contained a fudge on the contentious issue of whether Hong Kong could make public information if the Guangdong side refused it. The MOU signed refers to international practice (ie that it should not be revealed without permission, but the Hong Kong public statement, agreed with the Chinese said that the information would be released if HKG thought it necessary).
APEC Leaders Economic Conference
Invitations to the APEC Leaders Economic Conference have been issued by President Clinton: the Governor has received a letter inviting Hong Kong to be represented. In response to press enquiries, HKG are confirming that an invitation has been received, that the Financial Secretary will represent Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong will participate fully at the Conference. The Americans informed China of the format of the invitation to Hong Kong (and to Taiwan) out of courtesy but the Chinese have not reacted.
IMF/IBRD: Hong Kong 1997 Annual Meetings
The IMF/IBRD had asked the UK and China to provide a guarantee that if Hong Kong's invitation to hold the 1997 Annual Meetings was successful, the HKG/SARG would pay the cost of the meetings. We are very reluctant to provide any guarantee as this could
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