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NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN TRIP: HONG KONG
SUMMARY
REQUEST FOR BRIEFING ON
1. NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE REQUESTED BRIEFING ON HONG KONG ISSUES AS BACKGROUND FOR PRIME MINISTER BOLGER'S FORTHCOMING ASIAN TRIP (WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE HONG KONG). THEY HAVE ALSO ASKED IF THERE ARE ANY POINTS WE WOULD LIKE MADE TO THE CHINESE.
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AS FORESHADOWED IN PARA 3 OF WELLINGTON TELNO 129, THE DIRECTOR OF NORTH ASIA DIVISION IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND TRADE (MERT), ELDER, HAS NOW BRIEFED DHC ON BOLGER'S FORTHCOMING TOUR TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (9-12 MAY), JAPAN (12-14 MAY) AND CHINA (14-16 MAY). THE VISIT WILL BE PRIMARILY ORIENTED TOWARDS TRADE AND TOURISM, BUT WITH A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUES TO BE COVERED AS WELL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A SECURITY COUNCIL ANGLE. BOLGER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE MERT (NOTTAGE) AND ELDER: AND BY MURDOCH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE) AND HILL (FORMERLY COUNSELLOR IN LONDON) FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.
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ELDER SAID THAT HONG KONG IS NOT INCLUDED ON THIS TRIP (EVEN IN TRANSIT): BUT BOLGER WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR WHATEVER BRIEFING WE CAN PROVIDE ON HONG KONG, PRIMARILY ON THE FUTURE. ELDER, WITH WHOM WE REGULARLY DEPLOY GUIDANCE ON THE UK/CHINA TALKS, IS AWARE THAT WHATEVER WE COULD PROVIDE BEFORE BOLGER LEAVES CON 8 MAY, BUT BRIEFS WILL GO TO HIM BY 4 MAY IF POSSIBLE), MIGHT NEED UPDATING BEFORE HE GETS TO PEKING.
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ELDER ADDED THAT BOLGER WOULD BE READY IN PRINCIPLE TO MAKE ANY POINTS TO THE CHINESE WHICH WE WOULD CONSIDER HELPFUL. (I THINK WE CAN ASSUME THAT HE WOULD ALSO BE WILLING TO BE HELPFUL
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