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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 948

OF 1000OOZ JUNE 93

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, CANBERRA

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YOUR TELNO 185: BRIEFING ON HONG KONG ISSUES FOR MR KEATING'S

VISIT TO CHINA

1. WHILE WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE GENERAL POINTS THAT YOU SUGGEST ARE MADE BY MR KEATING TO THE CHINESE (PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR), WE ARE LESS SURE ABOUT PRODDING ON SPECIFIC HK/AUSTRALIAN BILATERAL ISSUES (PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR).

2. MIGHT IT NOT DETRACT FROM THE FORCE OF THE MAJOR POINTS FOR MR

KEATING TO LOBBY ON COMPARATIVELY MINOR ISSUES? WHILE WE WOULD OF COURSE WELCOME THE RELEASE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASA AND IPPA WE

WOULD NOT WISH PRESSURE FOR THIS TO DETRACT FROM THE MAIN

ARGUMENT.

3. LASTLY, THERE IS A TYPO IN THE SECOND TIRET OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR: 'HONG KONG' SHOULD READ 'BRITAIN'.

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