PRIME MINISTER+S VISIT TO THE FAR EAST:
MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS
SUGGESTED LINE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO TAKE IN
INTERVIEWS WITH THE JAPANESE AND CHINESE MEDIA
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
DSR 11C
1. My visit to China will offer an opportunity for an
exchange of views on a number of international and
bilateral matters. Mr Humphrey Atkins (then Lord Privy
Seal) had useful discussions with Chinese leaders in
January of this year on a wide range of topics. I
look forward to continuing this dialogue.
2. I expect that the future of Hong Kong will be one
of the subjects discussed.
Both sides have an interest
You will understand
in its stability and prosperity.
that it would be neither proper nor courteous for me to
comment on this subject in advance of a private
discussions with my Chinese hosts.