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6 FM FCO 221230Z MAR 84
7 TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
8 TELEGRAM NUMBER
9 INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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10 MIT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DEBATE:
11 SECRETARY OF STATE'S SPEECH
12 1.
Following are additional Notes for Supplementaries:
13 SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING
14 1.
Agreement on visit mid-April. No precise dates yet. Will have
15 talks on Hong Kong with Chinese Foreign Minister and other Chinese
16 Leaders. Look forward to visit.
17 WHY VISIT NOW?
18 2.
Easter recess provides timely opportunity to review Hong Kong 19 talks personally with my Chinese counterpart.
20 agreed that this would be useful.
21 AGREEMENT/CRUCIAL DEVELOPMENT IMMINENT?
22 3.
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Both sides are
Inappropriate to divulge details of negotiations.
Can say
23 only that talks proceeding in good atmosphere and making progress. 24 My aim is to further that end, on basis of good relations between 25 Britain and China.
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WILL
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HKD
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FUTURE OF HK
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