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FM PEKING 160223Z AUG 92
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 447 OF 16 AUGUST
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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR) AND BTC HONG KONG.
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YOUR TELNO 317 PARA 6: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: POSSIBLE INCLUSION
OF CANTON.
1. IN OUR VIEW THE CABLE AND WIRELESS CONTRACT ON ITS OWN WOULD
NOT MERIT A PRIME MINISTERIAL STOPAN CANTON. THERE ARE HOWEVER ĥ
GBER OF OTHER CONTRACTSJBF A MODEST SIZE IN THE PIPELINE
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LVING DUNLOPS (MODERNISATION OF RUBBER TYRE FACTORY,) AWR STC
(A SYSTEM X TELEPHONE EXCHANGE FOR CANTON MUNICIPALITY)) FAR
OUTWEIGHING ALL THESE IS THE GUANP
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ONG NUCLEAR PROJECT, BUT WE DO
NOT YET KNOW WHETHER MATTERS WILL HAVE ADVANCED SUFFICIENTLY FOR A
MEANINGFUL ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE ABOUT IT DURING THE PM'S VISIT.
WE SHALL HAVE A BETTER IDEA AFTER THE NEXT BRITISH LNLEGATION VISIT
TO CHINA, PROBABLY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.
2. GIVEN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD
BE UNABLE TO VISIT ANY INSTALLATION IN CANTON, AND INDEED THERE IS NOTHING MUCH TO SEE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE CONTRACTS MENTIONED
ABOVE AT PRESENT. ONE POSSIBILITY HOWEVER IF SHE WISHED TO SHOW
ATTENTION TO GUANGDONG PROVINCE MIGHT BE TO SUGGEST THAT SHE LUNCHES
IN CANTON WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE ANDJKTHER RELEVANT
OFFICIALS ON HER WAY FROM SHANGHAI TO HONG KONG. THIS WOULD OF COURSE
DELAY HER ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG. IT COULD HAVE PRESENTATIONAL
ADVANTAGE IN RELATION TO THE HONG KONG PROBLEM AS POLITICAL QUESTIONS
APART, THE SUBSTANCE OF HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHINA IS LARGELY CARRIED ON WITH GUANGDONG PROVINCE.
ATKINSON
LIMITED FED PCD найдо MR DONALD MR SIFFARD
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