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TELEGRAM NUMBER 582 OF 26 APRIL
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG VISIT OF SENIOR UNOFFICIAL TO LONDON
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See (27)
3. IT WILL BE AS WELL TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DELEGATION OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGCO IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITIES WILL BE IN PEKING ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AND HAVE BEEN PROMISED AN INTERVIEW WITH A VERY SENIOR CHINESE LEADER (POSSIBLE ZHAO ZHIYANG OR DENG XIAOPING) (MY TELNO 299). TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT HMG ARE AS ASSIDUOUS AS THE CHINESE IN CONSULTING HONG KONG OPINION | HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEWS DEPARTMENT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE WHICH MINISTERS ATTACH TO THEIR MEETINGS WITH SIR SY CHUNG, THAT THEY HAVE DISCUSSED THE STATE OF PLAY FULLY WITH HIM AND THAT THEY ASSURED HIM THAT THE GOVERNMENT REMAINED FULLY COMMITTED TO THE PURSUIT OF THE AGREED OBJECTIVES.
4. HE HAS NOT EXPRESSED THE INTENTION OF RAISING OTHER SUBJECTS.
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