1975
GRS 120
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PEKING 1904297 OCT 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2627 OF 19/10/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
PUKIK 040/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 22 OCT 1984
FFICER
M
214/10
MY TELNO 2596: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRIME MINISTER'S VIISHIT
1. ZHOU NAN ASKED ME TO CALL ON HIM THMS MORNING.
2. ZHOU SAID THAT HE HAD REPORTED THE PROPOSALS WHICH #: HAD PUT AT OUR MEETING ON 15 OCTOBER TO ZHAO ZIYANG AND OTHER CHINESE LEADERS. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HINFORM ME THAT ZHAO AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WARMLY WELCOMED THE PROPOSED VISIT
OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN DECEMBER TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS ON HONG KONG. FOR ZHAO, THE FIRST OF THE TWO SETS OF DATES SUGGESTED,' (HE HO THE 10 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS) WOULD BE THE MORE CONVENIENT.
3. # SAND THAT WOULD REPORT. AS HAD SAID AT OUT LAST MEETHING,' THE PRIME MINISTER WAS NOT PLANNING TO MAKE ANY FHNAL DECHSHON ON TIMING UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER.
981
EVANS
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
(REPEATED AS REQUESTEDĮ
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS
MR DEREK THOMAS
SIR W HARDING MR GOODALL MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:-
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL PS/HOME SECRETARY
PS/CHANCELLOR OF TH EXCHEQUER
PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL
PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS D
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.
MR MARTIN ASST STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE
PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL
SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K195
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR KELLY
TREASURY
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