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CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY FCO 091OOOZ
FROM PEKING 090405Z NOV 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2727 OF 9/11/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HKK 040/57
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MY TELNO S 2723 AND 2724 FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S
VISIT TO PEKING AND HONG KONG
1. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUBJECTS WHICH MIGHT BE COVERED DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S TALKS WITH CHINESE LEADERS ARE MADE IN RESPONSE TO BOYD'S TELELETTER OF 1 NOVEMBER, AS WELL AS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR TELNO 1385.
HONG KONG AIMS
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2. WE ARE AGREED THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE WISIT WILL BE TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND THAT, IN HERE TALKS WITH CHINESE LEADERS, THE PRIME MINISTER WILL WANT TO EXPRESS THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATO
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TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE AGREEMENT WORK. AS THE GOVERNOR HAS POINTED OUT (HIS TELELETTER TO CRADOCK OF 19 OCTOBER), WE SHALL NEED TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT WHAT SHE MIGHT SAY ABOUT THE BASIC LAW. THIS WILL DEPEND TO SOME EXTENT ON THE OUTCOME OF THOMSON'S AND MCLAREN'S DISCUSSION WITH LU PHING NEXT WEEK. ( AM COMMENTING SEPARATELY ON HONG KONG TELNO 3405). WE SHALL ALSO NEED A DEFENSIVE LINE ON OUR PLANS FOR REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG. MY OWN MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH ZHOU NAN AND MCLAREN'S WITH LU PING SHOULD AGAIN HELP IN THE DETERMINATION OF
WHAT THIS SHOULD BE.
3. BOYD ASKED WHAT CHINESE AIMS ON HONG KONG WERE LIKELY TO BE.
BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL BE SIMILAR TO OUR OWN. WE KNOW AT PRESENT OF NO PARTICULAR ITEMS WHICH THE LEADERSHIP WILL WISH TO RAISE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. BUT WE MUST EXPECT DENG TO REPEAT THE ADMONITIONS WHICH HE ADDRESSED TO YOU IN JULY (EG. ON BRITISH INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG AND ON HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE) AND CAREFUL DEFENSIVE BRIEFING WILL BE NEEDED ON ALL FIVE OF THESE.
BILATERAL AIMS
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AGREE WITH BOYD THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD ASK ZHAO TO GO GO FIRM ON A TIME FOR A VISIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT HE WOULD BE WELCOME EVEN BEFORE RATIFICATION. I THINK THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD VOLUNTEER SOMETHING IN RESPONSE TO DENG'S INVITATION TO THE QUEEN, EVEN IF THIS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTANCE IN PRINCIPLE AT THIS STAGE. IT WOULD LOOK ODD 'IF SHE WAITED TO BE ASKED (AS SHE WOULD BE) FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE INVITATION WAS ISSUED.
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