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FROM PEKING 170356Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3004 OF 17/12/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1548 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1434: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT
TO PEKING: BANQUET SPEECH
1. THE CHINESE ARE FAR HAPPIER WITH THE PHRASE PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF HONG KONG TUR THAN WITH THE PHRASE WITH STEADY STEPS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REACH THE SKY' WHICH THEY BELIEVE TO CARRY CONNOTATIONS OF ''TO HAVE A METEORIC RISE''.
2. MAY WE SUBSTITUTE THE PROPOSAL IN HONG KONG TUR? THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE BANQUET SPEECH MIGHT THEN READ:
**FOR NOW, IN THANKING YOU FOR THIS MAGNIFICENT BANQUET,
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I USE THE WORDS OF A CHINESE PROVERB TO DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP WHICH WE ARE FORGING BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES: ''HAVING ADVANCED SO FAR, LET US STRIVE TO MOVE FURTHER STILL.''
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