G?S 539
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
DESKBY 165833Z
FM PEKING 169655Z MAR 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
See (.50
TELNO 21 OF 16 MAR
RFI FCO
HKIL 026/3
INDE
1 € MAR 1979
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YOUR VISIT TO CHINA
1. FIRST SECRETARY WAS SUMMONED TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE THIS
MORNING TO DISCUSS THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR YOUR FORTHCOMING VISIT.
XU DAYOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE
PROGRAMME HAD BEEN ARRANGED TO MEET THE WISHES EXPRESSED BY THE
POLITICAL ADVISER TO NCNA IN HONG KONG AND MY REQUEST TO HOLD
A RETURN BANQUET FOR YOU IN PEKING. HE ASKED THAT THIS SHOULD BE
PASSED TO HONG KONG, AND FOR YOUR AND OUR URGENT COMMENTS,
.2. XU EXPLAINED THAT YOU HAD PROPOSED TO TRAVEL TO GUANGZHOU BY HOVERFERRY, BUT ALSO WISHED TO VISIT THE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT AT SHENZHEN. SINCE THIS WOULD MEAN TRAVELLING TO SHENZHEN AND BACK FROM GUANGZHOU, THE CHINESE SUGGEST YOU ARRIVE INSTEAD BY RAIL AT AROUND MIDDAY, VISIT THE PROJECT IN THE AFTERNOON, SPEND THE NIGHT OF 24/25 MARCH THERE AND TRAVEL TO GUANGZHOU BY TRAIN THE NEXT DAY.
THE PROGRAMME WOULD THUS READ:-
3.
24 MARCH
ARRIVE SHENZHEN
VISIT WATER SUPPLY PROJECT.
12100
AFTERNOON
EVENING
IN SHENZHEN.
25 MARCH
MORNING
TRAVEL TO GUANGZHOU BY RAIL
PROGRAMME IN GUANGZHOU TO BE DECIDED.
LEAVE FOR PEKING BY AIR.
26 MARCH
5.00
27 MARCH
MORNING
AFTERNOON
FREE FOR TALKS AT EMBASSY,
EVENING
VISIT TO FORBIDDEN CITY MEETING WITH LI QIANG.
BANQUET HOSTED BY LI QIANG.
RESTRICTED
/ 23 MARCH