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INFO ROUTINE PEKING
HRK 011/1
RECEIVED
MISTRY
11 DEC 1985
YOUR TELNO 2753: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY STATE COUNCILLOR JI
PENGFEI
1.
2.
MINISTERS HAVE NOW AGREED THE TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE.
IT WILL BE VERY MUCH FOR YOU TO DECIDE IN THE LIGHT OF
THE CIRCUMSTANCES HOW AND WHEN TO GET THESE POINTS ACROSS TO JI.
WHILE WE CAN SEE WHY EXCO ARE ATTRACTED TO THE IDEA OF HANDING A
SPEAKING NOTE TO THE CHINESE, IT DOES SEEM TO US THAT STARTING BY
HANDING OVER A WRITTEN STATEMENT WOULD MILITATE AGAINST THE KIND
OF INFORMAL DIALOGUE WHICH WE ARE SEEKING TO ENCOURAGE. THE MORE
THESE EXCHANGES ARE PUT ON FORMAL RECORD, AS IT INEVITABLY WOULD
BE NO MATTER HOW 'INFORMAL' WE SAY THE PIECE OF PAPER IS, THE
LESS FLEXIBLE THEY WILL BECOME.
HOWE
'HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES 》 (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY PUSD PS/LADY YOUNG
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVS MR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
GOLDENTIAL
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