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NUMBER 3000 OF 15/12/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 2997:
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:
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Mr Thomas
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HONG KONG ATTENDANCE:
1. THE MFA HAVE NOW GIVEN US THE CHINESE
DECISION ON THE POSITIONS TO BE OCCUPIED
BY UNOFFICIALS AT THE WELCOMING AND SIGNATURE CEREMONIES.
2. LI CHENGSHUAN TOLD BLUNT THAT THE
*DEPARTMENT CONCERNED (HE THE HONG KONG AND MACAC
OFFICE) HAD HAD TO TAKE MANY FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT. THEY HAD
TO LOOK AFTER VARIOUS CIRCULES'' IN HONG KONG. IT WAS THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO PLACE ALL UMELCO MEMBERS IN THE FRONT ROW. LI
POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ONLY CONSIDERED IT
ESSENTIAL THAT SIR S Y CHUNG AND MR LOBO SHOULD
BE IN THE FRONT ROW AND THAT IT WAS ONLY ON 14 DECEMBER
I HAD TOLD ZHOU NAN THAT WE ALSO WISHED THE OTHER
EXCO MEMBERS TO BE IN THE FRONT ROW. I HAD NOT INCLUDED THE LEGCO
ENSERS IN THIS REQUEST BUT ASKED THAT THEY DE PROMINENTLY
PLACED. THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD THEREFORE ENSURE
THAT SI S Y CHUNG, MR LOBO, MISS TAN, MR SANDERG AND MR
O V LEE WERE PLACED IN THE FRONT ROW.
LI SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, IN ADDITION FOR
ONE OF TWO OF THE LEGCO MEMBERS TO DE FOUND A PLACE IN THE FRONT ROW. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, HOT BE PSSIBLE TO INCLUDE ALL UMELCO MEMBERS THERE.
3. OFFICIALS: LI SAID THAT DAVIES AND J CHAN WOULD ALSO BE IN THE FRONT ROW
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