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DESK BY 1007OCZ (FCO)
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DESK BY 10043OZ (PEKING)
FM HONG KONG 10041OZ DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3747 OF 10 DECEMBER
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING AND TOKYO (PERSONAL FOR SIR E YOUDE)
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PEKING TELS NOS 2926 AND 2927: PRIME MINISTER' VISIT: HONG KONG
ATTENDANCE
1. I DISCUSSED PEKING TURS WITH THE GOVERNOR BEFORE HE LEFT
FOR JAPAN YESTERDAY.
2. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POINTS WHICH NEED TO BE MADE TO THE CHINESE.
GIVEN THE SHORTAGE OF TIME, THE SOONER THIS CAN BE DONE THE BETTER.
WE THEREFORE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS IN
TIME FOR THOMSON TO RETURN TO THE CHARGE THIS EVENING.
3. WE RECOMMEND AN APPROACH ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(A) AS THE AMBASSADOR HAS EMPHASISED PREVIOUSLY, THE SIGNATURE
CEREMONY WILL BE A JOINT OCCASION. IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT
THE LIST OF THOSE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY SHOULD BE BALANCED
AND PROPERLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
TO ACHIEVE THIS THE LIST SHOULD BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
IN OUR VIEW THE ORIGINAL CHINESE LIST TOGETHER WITH THE LIST PUT
FORWARD BY THE AMBASSADOR ON 7 DECEMBER AND THE LIST OF UMELCO
REPRESENTATIVES WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE, CONSTITUTES A REASONABLY BALANCED GROUP. WE OURSELVES SEE NO NEED FOR FURTHER EXPANSION. IF THE CHINESE INSIST ON ADDING TO THEIR EARLIER LIST, WE WILL NOT RAISE OBJECTION BUT WE HAVE COMMENTS ON SOME OF THE NAMES
INCLUDED IN THE NEW CHINESE LIST. FOR DETAILS SEE MIFT (WHICH ALSO,
FOR CONVENIENCE, REPEATS OUR COMMENTS ON SOME OF THE NAMES IN THE
FIRST CHINESE LIST).
(B) THE NAMES OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE TWO COUNCILS TO
BE INVITED ARE:
SIR S Y CHUNG
MR R H LOBO
MR M G R SANDBERG
MR Q W LEE
MISS MARIA TAM
DR HARRY FANG
MR FRANCIS TIEN
MR PETER C WONG
MR W C L BROWN
MR STEPHEN CHEONG
MRS SELINA CHOW
(MISS DUNN HAS CONFIRMED THAT SHE WILL NOT (NOT) BE FREE TO GO
MY TELNO 3741 REFERS). WE MUST ASK THE CHINESE NOT (NOT) TO INVITE
ANY UMELCO MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE.
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