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FM PEKING 17070OZ JAN 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER SO OF 17TH JAN 84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
73 JAN 1984
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INDEX
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: JI PENGFEI'S INTERVIEW WITH Lt WAND
MAGAZINE.
MKK040/3
WANG
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1. HONG KONG TELNO 112 REPORTED PRESS COVERAGE IN HONG KONG
OF THIS INTERVIEW. THE FULL INTERVIEW IS IN THE EDITION OF
LIAO WANG WHICH WAS PUBLISED TODAY (17 JANUARY). WE ARE
PREPARING A FULL TRANSLATION WHICH WE WILL TELEGRAPH AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. THE INTERVIEW COVERED FAMILIAR GROUND AND INCLUDED
THE THREE POINTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KONG TELNO 112.
OF THESE, POINT A WAS MISREPORTED. JI DID NOT SAY THAT ALL THOSE HONG KONG PEOPLE WITH WHOM HE HAD EXCHANGED VIEWS
SUPPORTED CHINA'S PLANS. HE SAID THAT AMONG THOSE PEOPLE THERE
WAS MUCH SUPPORT FOR CHINA'S PLANS. THE INTERVIEW DID NOT
(NOT) MENTION THE SEPTEMZER 1984 DEADLINE. JI MERELY SAID THAT
THERE HAD BEEN PROGRESS IN THE TALKS AND HE HOPED AN AGREEMENT
COULD BE REACHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. THE INTERVIEW CONTAINED NOTHING BEYOND THAT WE HAVE LEARNT ALREADY, EITHER FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY, OF CHINESE INTENTIONS.
IT IS, HOWEVER, THE MOST DETAILED AND AUTHORITATIVE PUBLIC STATEMENT OF CHINESE POLICIES TO HAVE EMERGED FROM PEKING. THE
INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE IN EARLY 1984', WE SUSPECT ITS PUBLICATION IS TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE VISIT OF EXCO
UNOFFICIALS TO LONDON.
GALSWORTHY
.
CMBS
Sex 32
31)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
LIMITED
SD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
D/HD/PUSD (MR FLOWER)
RES.D. (MR WALKER)
LEGAL ADVISER (SIR IAN SINCLAIR
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
SIR C TICKELL
COPIES TO:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR BURROWS
LEGAL ADVS
MR COLES NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR MARTIN ASSESSMENT STAFF CABINET OFFICE
MR GOODALL CABINET OFFICE
MR BRENNAN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE D PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK RM WH M2 21
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