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3. It was agreed that ministerial involvement in the talks would almost certainly be necessary in the spring or
Whether the Secretary of State should visit Peking during his Far East tour in April could be decided later.
MR LUCE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
4. Mr Luce decided that his visit to Hong Kong should go ahead. He would emphasise to EXCO our assessment that the Chinese were serious about the September deadline, and that it
was in their interest to move fast, in order to gain the
necessary assurances from the Chinese.
PENSIONS
5. Mr Luce asked for a separate meeting on the question of civil service pensions in Hong Kong, after comments had been received from the Treasury.
HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
15 February 1984
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