中华人民共和国对外贸易部
(Translation)
Sir Crawford Murray Maclehose
Governor of Hongkong
Peking, February 9, 1979
Sir,
I wish to express to you my thanks for the
friendly hospitality you extended to me on my stop-
over in Hongkong last December.
With great pleasure
I now invite you, Sir, and your wife to come to China
The spe-
for a friendly visit in the spring of 1979.
cific time of your visit may be determined through
consultations by our two sides. I warmly look forward
to your coming visit.
Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest
consideration.
LI QIANG
Minister of Foreign Trade
People's Republic of China