298
GRS 300 CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY FCO 1209OOZ
DESKBY HONG KONG 12040OZ
FROM PEKING 12031OZ DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2953 OF 12/12/84
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FROM THOMSON
CONFIDENTIAL
296
210
HKK 040/57 ник
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 1 DEC 1984
DESK OFFICER FALE. RY
INDEX
PA
JAL
i Action Taken
14/12
17/12.
OUR TELNO 2952, HONG KONG TELNO 3768 AND TELECON MCLAREN THOMSON: PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT: HONG KONG ATTENDANCE
1. SPOKE THIS MORNING TO LUO JIAHUAN TO PURSUE FINALISATION OF THE LIST OF HONG KONG OBSERVERS TO BE INVITED TO THE SIGNATURE CEREMONY, AND TO ASSURE HIM (IN ANSWER TO AN ENQUIRY
RECEIVED LAST NIGHT) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN NO ACTION BEYOND THAT DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF HONG KONG TUR.
2. LUO SAID SOMEWHAT APOLOGETICALLY THAT HE HAD NOW ESTABLISHED THAT INVITATIONS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON 10 AND 11 DECEMBER TO ALL THOSE ON THE CHINESE REVISED LIST EXCEPT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS NAMED AND TO ALL THOSE ON OUR LIST EXCEPT LEE SHING-CHU AND J.P. LEE. IN VIEW OF OUR REPRESENTATIONS YESTERDAY THEY WOULD NOW ONLY INVITE THOS OFFICIALS ON OUR LIST, AND WOULD DROP THE FOUR ON THEIR LIST WHOSE DELETION WE HAD REQUESTED. THEY WOULD ALSO NOW INVITE THE FOUR UMELCO MEMBERS WHO WE HAD PROPOSED FOR INVITATION BUT WHO WERE NOT LAREADY ON THE CHINESE LIST. AS TO J.P. LEE, THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO INVITE HIM IF WE COULD GIVE THEM AN ADDRESS (GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS).
3. LUO REGRETTED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE FELT UNABLE TO WITHDRAW INVITATIONS TO OTHERS WHOM WE HAD PROPOSED FOR DELETION. I ASKED WHY THEY HAD GONE AHEAD WITH ISSUING INVITATIONS BEFORE THE LIST HAD BEEN AGREED BY BOTH SIDES. HE SAID, THEY HAD RECEIVED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AMBASSADOR HAD NOT DISSENTED FROM THE CHINESE PROPOSALS PUT TO HIM IN THE TWO LISTS HANDED OVER ON 5 AND 7 DECEMBER. SAND I THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING. EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR) MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
CONFIDENTIAL