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Hu Yaobang if this is arranged.
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12. The Prime Minister has agreed to make two speeches
in Peking, at the signature ceremony and the banquet.
shall previde drafts by 10 December, as you have
requested.
We
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13.
The aims of the visit to Hong Kong will be to
demonstrate the personal concern of the Prime Minister
for the future of the territory and the smooth
implementation of the Sino-British agreement; and to
convey to the international community a sense of
Britain's confidence in Hong Kong's continued role as a
business and financial centre; and to encourage
Hong Kong people to work to build their own future.
14. We envisage that our briefing, apart from the
steering brief, will need to comprise:
i) a brief on the
a brief on the future, covering
a) points to make in informal conversation (e.g. at
the UMELCO lunch, the reception and the Government
House dinner), including defensive briefing on
aspects of the agreement that have aroused most
concern in Hong Kong;
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